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Portrait Miniatures ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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