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Names: and Their Meaning; A Book for the Curious ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠍⠁⠝⠝⠻⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠦⠠⠎⠊⠇⠢⠞⠀⠠⠉⠊⠞⠽⠴⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠠⠁⠙⠗⠊⠁⠞⠊⠉⠀
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⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠍⠥⠙⠀⠋⠊⠩⠀⠞⠀⠁⠃⠳⠝⠙⠀⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠺⠁⠞⠻⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠊⠌⠓⠍⠥⠎⠲⠀⠠⠉⠕⠌⠁⠀
⠠⠗⠊⠉⠁⠀⠊⠎⠀⠇⠊⠞⠻⠁⠇⠀⠀⠠⠎⠏⠁⠝⠊⠩⠀⠿⠀⠦⠗⠊⠡⠀⠉⠕⠁⠌⠴⠆⠀
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⠠⠟⠥⠁⠞⠑⠍⠁⠇⠁⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠠⠑⠥⠗⠕⠏⠑⠁⠝⠀⠗⠢⠙⠻⠬⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
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