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Engineering reminiscences contributed to "Power" and "American machinist" ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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