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Hortus Inclusus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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