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Micrographia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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