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Colour as a Means of Art ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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