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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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