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Dürer ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠏⠗⠑⠏⠁⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠏⠑⠝⠂⠀⠏⠑⠝⠉⠊⠇⠂⠀⠉⠗⠁⠽⠕⠝⠂⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠉⠕⠁⠇⠂⠀⠎⠊⠇⠧⠑⠗⠀
⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠂⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠑⠗⠁⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠺⠁⠞⠑⠗⠤⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠇⠽⠀⠋⠊⠝⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽
⠀⠗⠁⠏⠊⠙⠀⠚⠕⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠃⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠇⠊⠝⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠗⠊⠉⠓⠑⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠝⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠓⠁⠝⠎⠀⠠⠊⠍⠓⠕⠋⠋⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠝⠥⠗⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠛⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕
⠀⠍⠁⠗⠗⠊⠑⠙⠀⠠⠏⠊⠗⠅⠓⠑⠊⠍⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠙⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠠⠋⠑⠇⠊⠉⠊⠞⠁⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠁⠙⠙⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠋⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠤⠊⠝⠤⠇⠁⠺⠄⠎⠀⠠⠙⠗⠑⠗⠤⠙⠗⠁⠺⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠕⠺⠝⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠕⠝⠀⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠊⠃⠁⠇⠙⠀
⠋⠥⠗⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠑⠝⠗⠊⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽⠀
⠁⠗⠞⠤⠞⠗⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀
⠙⠗⠁⠺⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠗⠑⠁⠎⠀
⠠⠙⠗⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠊⠝⠓⠑⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠊⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋
⠀⠠⠃⠁⠗⠃⠁⠗⠁⠀⠠⠏⠊⠗⠅⠓⠑⠊⠍⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠇⠑⠍⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠑⠝⠚⠕⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠇⠊⠑⠝⠁⠞⠑⠙⠂⠀
⠃⠥⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠑⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠊⠍⠓⠕⠋⠋⠀
⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠓⠕⠝⠕⠗⠑⠙⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠺⠊⠙⠕⠺⠂⠀⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠎⠏⠑⠑⠙⠊⠇⠽⠀⠕⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠇⠇
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠑⠀⠎⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠍⠏⠑⠗⠕⠗⠀
⠠⠗⠥⠙⠕⠇⠏⠓⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠕⠕⠝⠀⠃⠗⠕⠅⠑⠝⠀⠥⠏⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠏⠑⠗⠎⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠁⠗⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠁⠗⠥⠝⠙⠑⠇⠀
⠎⠑⠉⠥⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠙⠗⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀

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