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

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⠋⠊⠗⠑⠤⠑⠝⠛⠊⠝⠑⠎⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠛⠥⠝⠤⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠀⠧⠁⠇⠧⠑⠎
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