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Seven Discourses on Art ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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