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The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained, ⠃⠗⠋ 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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