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