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The Dyer's Guide ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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