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Photogravure ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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