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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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⠗⠑⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠑⠑⠙⠑⠙⠀⠃⠑⠽⠕⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀
⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀
⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀
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