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The Mesnevi ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠠⠗⠥⠅⠝⠥⠤⠄⠙⠤⠠⠙⠝⠀⠸⠓⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠫⠀⠠⠚⠑⠇⠇⠀⠵⠀⠦⠀
⠶⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠶⠀⠋⠁⠮⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠁⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠇⠙
⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠙⠻⠧⠊⠩⠀⠋⠑⠌⠊⠧⠁⠇⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠏⠁⠇⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠃⠂⠀⠀
⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠞⠀⠏⠻⠊⠕⠙⠂⠀⠁⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠠⠩⠑⠽⠅⠓⠀⠠⠃⠃⠁⠀⠸⠓⠀
⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠫⠀⠿⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠁⠀⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠐⠝⠀⠔⠀⠠⠟⠕⠝⠽⠁⠂⠀⠯
⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠊⠝⠞⠗⠊⠛⠥⠻⠎⠀⠸⠓⠀⠇⠫⠀⠮⠀⠅⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠞⠀⠀
⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠭⠀⠴⠀⠩⠕⠗⠞⠇⠽⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠞⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠞⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠅⠬⠀
⠓⠑⠇⠙⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠧⠊⠧⠁⠇⠀⠔⠀⠀⠓⠕⠝⠳⠗⠀⠷⠀⠠⠃⠃⠁⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠠⠓⠁⠇⠇
⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠃⠪⠇⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠩⠑⠽⠅⠓⠀⠴⠀⠍⠑⠞⠀⠯⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠫⠀⠔⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠉⠳⠗⠞⠀⠷⠋⠊⠉⠊⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠀
⠴⠀⠮⠝⠀⠊⠝⠌⠁⠇⠇⠫⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠹⠗⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠥⠇⠞⠁⠝⠀
⠎⠑⠁⠞⠫⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠡⠁⠊⠗⠀⠃⠽⠀⠀⠦⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠲⠀⠠⠚⠑⠇⠇⠀⠝⠪⠀
⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠦⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠎⠁⠇⠥⠞⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠕⠅⠀⠦⠀⠎⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠔⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠗⠝⠻⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠓⠁⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠟⠥⠗⠄⠝
⠀⠶⠀⠗⠑⠉⠊⠞⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠀⠑⠭⠓⠕⠗⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠶⠀⠙⠑⠇⠊⠧⠻⠫⠂⠀⠾⠀
⠓⠽⠍⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠎⠥⠇⠞⠁⠝⠀⠮⠝⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠚⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀
⠯⠀⠎⠏⠕⠅⠑⠒⠀⠦⠠⠃⠑⠀⠭⠀⠅⠝⠪⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠠⠐⠇⠀⠀⠠⠚⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠮⠀⠠⠙⠕⠉⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠯⠑⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠀
⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠫⠀⠮⠀⠠⠩⠑⠽⠅⠓⠀⠠⠃⠃⠁⠀⠵⠀⠍⠽⠀
⠶⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠶⠀⠋⠁⠮⠗⠂⠀⠱⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠏⠞⠫⠀⠍⠑⠀⠀⠵⠀⠦
⠀⠙⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠯⠀⠁⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠩⠳⠞⠫⠀⠸⠮⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠧⠁⠇⠂⠀⠯⠀⠏⠗⠁⠽⠫⠀⠿⠀⠁⠀
⠃⠇⠑⠎⠎⠬⠀⠕⠝⠀⠀⠮⠀⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠍⠢⠞⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀⠠⠚⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠬
⠀⠾⠀⠙⠊⠧⠔⠑⠀⠚⠑⠁⠇⠳⠎⠽⠂⠀⠊⠝⠌⠁⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠀⠑⠭⠉⠇⠁⠊⠍⠫⠀⠶⠔⠀
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