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A Color Notation ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠓⠊⠞⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠠⠛⠼⠁⠂⠀⠠⠛⠼⠃⠂⠀⠠⠛⠼⠉⠂⠀⠑⠞⠉⠲⠂
⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠉⠁⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠗⠑⠑⠝⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠶⠼⠋⠛⠶⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠝⠕⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠎⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠑⠙⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠠⠉⠓⠁⠏⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠧⠊⠲⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠝⠥⠍⠑⠗⠁⠇⠎⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠙⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠇⠽⠀
⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠊⠋⠽⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠭⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠍⠊⠭⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠥⠑⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠙⠁⠗⠅⠀⠓⠥⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠶⠼⠋⠓⠶⠀⠠⠝⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠇⠊⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀
⠙⠑⠉⠊⠍⠁⠇⠀⠎⠉⠁⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠗⠁⠽⠎⠂⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠙⠊⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠥⠞⠗⠁⠇⠀⠁⠭⠊⠎⠀⠶⠠⠝⠼⠁⠂⠀
⠠⠝⠼⠃⠂⠀⠑⠞⠉⠲⠶⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠎⠏⠕⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠙⠑⠉⠊⠍⠁⠇
⠀⠎⠉⠁⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠝⠀⠓⠥⠑⠎
⠀⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠙⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀⠶⠠⠗⠼⠁⠂⠀⠠⠗⠼⠃⠂⠤⠤
⠀⠠⠠⠽⠗⠼⠁⠂⠀⠠⠠⠽⠗⠼⠃⠂⠤⠤⠀⠠⠽⠼⠁⠂⠀⠠⠽⠼⠃⠂⠤⠤⠀⠠⠠⠛⠽⠼⠁⠂
⠀⠠⠠⠛⠽⠼⠃⠂⠤⠤⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀⠕⠝⠶⠂⠀⠞⠗⠁⠉⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠑⠝⠀
⠑⠟⠥⠊⠙⠊⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠍⠑⠗⠊⠙⠊⠁⠝⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠃⠇⠁⠉⠅⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠞⠑⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠕⠗⠑⠎⠑⠑⠀
⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠭⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠎⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀
⠇⠑⠧⠑⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠟⠥⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠑⠙⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠇⠑⠧⠑⠇⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠁⠚⠲⠀⠀⠶⠼⠋⠊⠶⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀

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