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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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