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Collotype and Photo-lithography ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠞⠗⠊⠃⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠇⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠇⠕⠺⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠁⠎⠎⠊⠎⠞⠑⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠊⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠗⠕⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀
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