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Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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