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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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