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The Buddhist Catechism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠱⠻⠑⠀⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠇⠑⠜⠝⠀⠹⠊⠎⠦⠀⠀⠠⠁⠲⠀⠀⠠⠋⠀⠮⠀⠠⠑⠙⠊⠉⠞⠎⠀
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⠓⠊⠍⠀⠕⠝⠀⠗⠕⠉⠅⠎⠀⠯⠀⠌⠕⠝⠑⠀⠏⠊⠇⠇⠜⠎⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠌⠊⠇⠇
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⠠⠡⠔⠁⠦⠀⠀⠠⠁⠲⠀⠀⠠⠵⠀⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀⠹⠊⠗⠙⠀
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