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The laws of contrast of 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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