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A Color Notation ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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