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