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

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