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