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Modern Illustration ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠝⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀
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⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀
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