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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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