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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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