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The Appreciation of Music - Vol. 1 (of 3) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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