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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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