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Sacred Books of the East ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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