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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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