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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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