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The Louvre: Fifty Plates in Colour ⠃⠗⠋ 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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