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The Elements of Drawing, in Three Letters to Beginners ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠁⠉⠉⠥⠗⠁⠞⠑⠇⠽⠲⠀⠀⠼⠉⠉⠲⠀⠠⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀⠕⠃⠞⠁⠔⠫⠀⠮⠀
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⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠀⠾⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠳⠗⠀⠞⠑⠁⠎⠏⠕⠕⠝⠋⠥⠇⠎⠀⠷⠀⠺⠁⠞⠻⠆
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⠽⠳⠗⠀⠡⠑⠎⠎⠤⠃⠕⠜⠙⠲⠀⠠⠃⠑⠛⠔⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠞⠕⠏⠀⠷⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀
⠏⠁⠏⠻⠂⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠢⠀⠮⠀⠇⠔⠑⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠌⠗⠥⠉⠅⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀
⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠃⠗⠥⠩⠋⠥⠇⠀⠷⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠂⠀⠯⠀⠇⠫⠀⠭⠀⠙⠪⠝⠀⠁⠀
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