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The Principles of Aesthetics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠊⠇⠽⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
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⠋⠑⠑⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠗⠑⠇⠑⠁⠎⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠋⠥⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀
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