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Micrographia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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