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The Enchiridion ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠺⠑⠀⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
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⠠⠺⠓⠕⠄⠑⠗⠀⠽⠊⠑⠇⠙⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠗⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠋⠁⠞⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
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⠦⠠⠕⠀⠠⠉⠗⠊⠞⠕⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠊⠞⠀⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠙⠎⠂
⠀⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠃⠑⠲⠴⠼⠁⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠁⠝⠽⠞⠥⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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