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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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