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Portrait Miniatures ⠃⠗⠋ 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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