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Ivories Ancient and Mediæval ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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