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