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

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