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St John Damascene on Holy Images (πρὸς τοὺς διαβάλλοντας τᾶς ἁγίας εἰκόνας). Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption (κοίμησις) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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