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

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

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