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The Mesnevi ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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