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The Grotesque in Church Art ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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