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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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