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