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Micrographia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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