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Elements of woodwork ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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