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The art of preserving health: A poem ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠕⠊⠇⠎⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠝⠛⠇⠑⠙⠀⠧⠁⠏⠕⠥⠗⠎⠀
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⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠎⠍⠕⠅⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠀⠗⠕⠁⠎⠞⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠃⠁⠅⠄⠙⠆⠀⠕⠗⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠗⠙⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠋⠀⠞⠁⠍⠑⠗
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