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The Hidden Masterpiece ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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57,820 braille cells · 61 embossed pages at 40×25

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