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Sacred Books of the East ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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