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Illuminated Manuscripts ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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