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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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