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Colour as a Means of Art ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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