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Library Cataloguing ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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