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Dürer ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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