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Dürer ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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