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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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