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Micrographia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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