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The Unknown Masterpiece ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 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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