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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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⠊⠝⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠁⠽⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠕⠁⠎⠞⠀⠑⠛⠛⠎⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠎⠓⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠏⠑⠗⠓⠁⠏⠎⠤⠤⠃⠥⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠖⠀⠠⠺⠓⠽⠀
⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠎⠅⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠎⠟⠥⠊⠗⠗⠑⠇⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠎⠀⠞⠕⠕⠦⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀

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