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Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive Characters ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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