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Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠍⠕⠗⠕⠉⠉⠕⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠞⠁⠝⠝⠑⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠗⠕⠞⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠝⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠀⠏⠊⠛⠎⠅⠊⠝⠲⠀
⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠗⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀
⠏⠊⠛⠎⠅⠊⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠎⠀⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠇⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠺⠎⠅⠊⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠝⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠁⠗⠙⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠊⠝⠀⠋⠊⠧⠑⠀
⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠀⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑
⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠙⠁⠗⠅⠀⠗⠑⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠏⠗⠑⠋⠑⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠗⠑⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀⠃⠗⠕⠺⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠉⠕⠎⠞⠎⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠏⠊⠛⠎⠅⠊⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀⠠⠊⠍⠏⠑⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠠⠍⠕⠗⠕⠉⠉⠕⠀⠉⠇⠕⠞⠓⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠀⠃⠊⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛
⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓
⠀⠺⠑⠁⠗⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠉⠁⠝⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠋⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠇⠑⠙⠀⠎⠕⠕⠝⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠙⠊⠝⠛⠽⠀⠁⠞
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠕⠏⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠕⠞⠞⠕⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠚⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠗⠝⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠙⠁⠗⠅⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠀⠁⠗⠞⠀⠉⠁⠝⠧⠁⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓
⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠺⠁⠗⠏⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠕⠕⠋⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠙⠽⠑⠙⠀⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠂⠀
⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠗⠧⠊⠉⠑⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠑⠭⠏⠑⠝⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇
⠀⠃⠊⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠇⠑⠙⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠧⠕⠇⠥⠍⠑⠎⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀
⠏⠑⠗⠊⠕⠙⠊⠉⠁⠇⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀

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