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Sacred Books of the East ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠛⠇⠕⠗⠽⠂⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠇⠽⠀⠽⠕⠥⠞⠓⠎⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠕⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠉⠓⠂⠀⠠⠕⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠥⠞⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠺⠊⠎⠑⠀
⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠍⠁⠝⠇⠽⠀⠙⠑⠑⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠂⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠕⠝⠑⠎⠦⠀⠠⠽⠕⠥⠀⠀⠎⠓⠁⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠀
⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠅⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠥⠎⠞⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠉⠁⠗⠗⠊⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠀⠛⠗⠁⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠑⠇⠋⠁⠗⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠅⠊⠝⠎⠍⠑⠝⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠗⠑⠙⠀⠓⠕⠗⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑
⠀⠓⠑⠗⠕⠑⠎⠀⠑⠁⠛⠑⠗⠀⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠃⠁⠞⠞⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑
⠀⠗⠥⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠊⠛⠓⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑
⠀⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠤⠛⠗⠕⠺⠝⠀⠍⠁⠝⠇⠽⠀⠽⠕⠥⠞⠓⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀
⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠛⠗⠕⠺⠝⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠝⠛⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠞⠗⠑⠁⠍⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠗⠁⠊⠝
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠙⠊⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠽⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠝⠲⠀⠠⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠕⠥⠞⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠝⠑⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠇⠙⠑⠎⠞⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠑⠎⠞⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠊⠙⠙⠇⠑⠒⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠛⠗⠕⠺⠝⠀⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀
⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠏⠗⠊⠎⠝⠊⠂⠀⠝⠕⠃⠇⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠃⠊⠗⠞⠓⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠽⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠠⠙⠽⠁⠥⠎⠆⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠓⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠥⠎⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠃⠊⠗⠙⠎⠀⠋⠇⠑⠺⠀
⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠞⠗⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀⠗⠕⠺⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠙⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠽⠀⠓⠑⠁⠧⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠑⠝⠙⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠓⠕⠗⠎⠑⠎⠀⠎⠓⠕⠕⠅⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠗⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀
⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠉⠇⠕⠥⠙⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀
⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀⠅⠝⠑⠺⠀⠊⠞⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠽⠀⠠⠙⠽⠁⠥⠎⠀⠠⠁⠙⠊⠞⠊⠀⠀⠗⠕⠁⠗⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠋⠑⠁⠎⠞⠂⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠺⠤⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠙⠀
⠠⠙⠁⠺⠝⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠆⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠂⠀

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