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Dürer ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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