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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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