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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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