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History of Lace ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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