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Rubens ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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