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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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