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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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