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The hardwood finisher ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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