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A Color Notation ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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