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Illuminated Manuscripts ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠎⠉⠓⠑⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀
⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠧⠑⠗⠝⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠑⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀
⠠⠝⠑⠗⠕⠲⠀⠠⠚⠥⠎⠞⠊⠝⠊⠁⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠑⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠞⠗⠁⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠑⠉⠕⠝⠕⠍⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠙⠊⠎⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠗⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠉⠇⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠁⠗⠎⠊⠍⠕⠝⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀
⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠧⠁⠛⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀
⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀
⠓⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠞⠕⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠊⠕⠥⠎⠇⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠁⠇⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠤⠏⠁⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠞⠁⠎⠞⠗⠕⠏⠓⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠎⠕⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠁⠎⠞⠗⠕⠥⠎⠂⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠅⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠞⠥⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠁⠋⠋⠕⠗⠙⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠞⠕⠀
⠋⠗⠥⠛⠁⠇⠀⠎⠕⠧⠑⠗⠑⠊⠛⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀
⠺⠁⠊⠞⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠏⠑⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠎⠞⠊⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠓⠕⠁⠗⠙⠑⠙⠀⠎⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠍⠊⠎⠑⠗⠇⠽⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠙⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠕⠗⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠗⠁⠞⠊⠋⠽⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀
⠞⠁⠎⠞⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠗⠉⠓⠊⠞⠑⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠎⠏⠇⠑⠝⠙⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠏⠏⠁⠗⠑⠇⠲⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠠⠁⠎⠊⠁⠂⠀
⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠺⠑⠁⠇⠞⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠕⠇⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠑⠍⠎⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠇⠽⠊⠝⠛
⠀⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠧⠕⠗⠽⠂⠀⠍⠁⠗⠃⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠍⠕⠎⠁⠊⠉⠎⠂⠀⠇⠁⠍⠏⠎⠂⠀⠉⠑⠝⠎⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠉⠁⠝⠙⠑⠇⠁⠃⠗⠁⠂⠀

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