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Library Ideals ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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