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Principles of decorative design ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠝⠞⠑⠝⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠑⠙⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀
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⠊⠝⠞⠑⠝⠎⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠥⠎⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠕⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠊⠇⠥⠞⠑⠙⠀
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