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History of Lace ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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