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The Elements of Drawing, in Three Letters to Beginners ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠉⠁⠝⠀⠗⠑⠍⠥⠝⠑⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠏⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋ ⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠇⠑⠊⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠍⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠊⠝ ⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠝⠎⠺⠑⠗⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠝⠟⠥⠊⠗⠽⠂⠀ ⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠕⠀⠎⠕⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞ ⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠗⠑⠋⠑⠗⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀ ⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠓⠕⠏⠑⠂⠀ ⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠛⠥⠊⠙⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀ ⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠗⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠎⠑⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠑⠍⠃⠁⠗⠗⠁⠎⠎⠍⠑⠝⠞⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀ ⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠕⠃⠑⠽⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀ ⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠋⠊⠝⠙⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠎⠺⠑⠗⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀ ⠏⠑⠗⠎⠑⠧⠑⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠀ ⠙⠗⠁⠺⠊⠝⠛⠤⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠇⠇⠎⠲ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠓⠑⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠋⠕⠕⠞⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠠⠕⠗⠂⠀ ⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠁⠉⠉⠥⠗⠁⠞⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠕⠂⠀ ⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠁⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠋⠕⠝⠙⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠁⠗⠉⠓⠊⠞⠑⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠊⠎⠓⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠇⠑⠁⠗⠝⠀⠊⠝ ⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠺⠁⠽⠂⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠗⠥⠝⠉⠊⠍⠁⠝⠀⠶⠕⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠼⠙⠊⠀⠠⠁⠉⠁⠉⠊⠁⠀⠠⠗⠕⠁⠙⠂⠀⠠⠎⠞⠲⠀⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠄⠎⠀⠠⠺⠕⠕⠙⠶⠂⠀ ⠺⠓⠕⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠍⠽⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠊⠝⠛⠤⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙ ⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠓⠕⠍⠀⠠⠊⠀⠕⠺⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠽⠀⠓⠕⠥⠗⠎⠂⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀
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