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Linotype mechanism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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