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Harness making ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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