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