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Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive Characters ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀ ⠉⠗⠽⠎⠞⠁⠇⠀⠊⠎⠀⠋⠁⠗⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠓⠁⠏⠓⠁⠵⠁⠗⠙⠂⠀ ⠃⠥⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠛⠕⠧⠑⠗⠝⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠝⠛⠇⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠀⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠁⠗⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀ ⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠉⠗⠽⠎⠞⠁⠇⠀⠕⠗⠀⠕⠝⠀ ⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠉⠗⠽⠎⠞⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠂⠀⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀ ⠧⠁⠗⠽⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠏⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠎⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠶⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠁⠶⠂ ⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠉⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀ ⠃⠕⠥⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠗⠽⠎⠞⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀ ⠎⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠏⠁⠗⠁⠇⠇⠑⠇⠀⠑⠙⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠎⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀ ⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠑⠗⠍⠑⠙⠀⠵⠕⠝⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠑⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀ ⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠉⠗⠽⠎⠞⠁⠇⠇⠊⠵⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂ ⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠑⠋⠑⠗⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠊⠭⠀⠀⠎⠽⠎⠞⠑⠍⠎⠒⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠲⠀ ⠠⠉⠥⠃⠊⠉⠲⠤⠤⠠⠉⠗⠽⠎⠞⠁⠇⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠽⠎⠞⠑⠍⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑ ⠀⠗⠑⠋⠑⠗⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠑⠙⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀ ⠍⠥⠞⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠝⠛⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀ ⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠁⠇⠀ ⠑⠙⠛⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠀⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠭⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠞⠽⠏⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀ ⠋⠕⠗⠍⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠥⠃⠑⠀⠶⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠃⠶⠂⠀ ⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠇⠥⠕⠗⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠉⠞⠁⠓⠑⠙⠗⠕⠝ ⠀⠶⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠉⠶⠂⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠊⠁⠍⠕⠝⠙⠀ ⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠎⠏⠊⠝⠑⠇⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠕⠙⠑⠉⠁⠓⠑⠙⠗⠕⠝⠀⠶⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀
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