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A Color Notation ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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