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Library Cataloguing ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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