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Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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