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Library Cataloguing ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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