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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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