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The Dyer's Guide ⠃⠗⠋ 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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