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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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