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Childhood in literature and art, with some observations on literature for children ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠎⠁⠝⠉⠞⠊⠞⠽⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
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⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠃⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠀⠕⠋
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