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Rubens ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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