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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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⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠽⠀⠁⠎⠀⠇⠕⠎⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠏⠞⠓⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠁⠃⠎⠥⠗⠙⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠕⠎⠞⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠀
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