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Library Cataloguing ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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