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The Letter of Petrus Peregrinus on the Magnet, A.D. 1269 ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠙⠊⠎⠎⠑⠗⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠍⠁⠛⠝⠑⠞⠂⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠙⠑⠀⠠⠗⠑⠗⠥⠍⠀ ⠠⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠂⠀⠠⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠠⠠⠧⠊⠲⠼⠁⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠵⠑⠎⠀ ⠍⠁⠛⠝⠑⠞⠊⠉⠀⠀⠗⠑⠏⠥⠇⠎⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠑⠞⠊⠉⠀⠊⠝⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂ ⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠑⠭⠞⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠑⠞⠊⠉⠀⠋⠊⠑⠇⠙⠀⠀ ⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠧⠑⠗⠎⠑⠀ ⠼⠁⠚⠙⠚⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠋⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠍⠁⠛⠝⠑⠞⠂⠀⠞⠕⠕⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠗⠑⠏⠑⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠑⠤⠁⠞⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀ ⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠧⠑⠗⠎⠑⠀⠼⠁⠚⠓⠑⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠎ ⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠇⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠏⠕⠞⠑⠝⠞⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠎⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀⠎⠥⠗⠏⠗⠊⠎⠑⠆⠀ ⠠⠊⠞⠎⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀ ⠺⠕⠝⠙⠄⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠑⠽⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠁⠊⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠓⠊⠝⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠇⠊⠝⠅⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠏⠗⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠏⠑⠝⠙⠁⠝⠞⠀ ⠉⠓⠁⠊⠝⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠽⠀⠗⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠗⠕⠏⠞⠀ ⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠕⠝⠑⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠕⠝⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠊⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀ ⠎⠕⠥⠗⠉⠑⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠕⠺⠝⠎⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠑⠞⠊⠉⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠓⠑⠇⠙⠀ ⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠇⠕⠺⠀⠍⠁⠊⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠉⠊⠗⠉⠇⠑⠀⠄⠝⠑⠁⠞⠓⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠇⠑⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠧⠁⠊⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠓⠊⠇⠎⠞⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠊⠗⠀⠙⠊⠎⠏⠕⠗⠞⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠕⠎⠉⠊⠇⠇⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠓⠁⠊⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠀ ⠠⠉⠇⠁⠥⠙⠊⠁⠝⠀⠶⠼⠉⠋⠑⠤⠙⠚⠓⠀⠠⠁⠲⠀⠠⠙⠲⠶⠀⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑⠀⠁⠀ ⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠀⠊⠙⠽⠇⠇⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠞⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠀⠕⠋ ⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠕⠙⠑⠎⠞⠕⠝⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠊⠎⠍⠆⠀⠠⠎⠞⠲⠀
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