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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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