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Colour as a Means of Art ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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