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Library Cataloguing ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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