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Colour as a Means of Art ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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