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A Color Notation ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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