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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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