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The Enchiridion ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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