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Linotype mechanism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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