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Seven Discourses on Art ⠃⠗⠋ 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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