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The Mesnevi ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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