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The Buddhist Catechism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠇⠁⠵⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠎⠢⠎⠥⠁⠇⠂⠀⠮⠀⠠⠙⠓⠜⠍⠁⠀⠴⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠥⠏⠞⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮
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⠊⠙⠕⠇⠁⠞⠗⠽⠦⠀⠀⠠⠁⠲⠀⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠍⠥⠎⠎⠁⠇⠍⠁⠝⠎⠀⠊⠝⠧⠁⠙⠫⠂⠀⠕⠧⠻⠗⠁⠝⠀⠯⠀⠉⠕⠝⠟⠥⠻⠫⠀
⠇⠜⠛⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠁⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠊⠁⠆⠀⠑⠧⠻⠽⠱⠻⠑⠀⠙⠕⠬⠀⠸⠮⠀
⠥⠞⠍⠕⠌⠀⠞⠕⠀⠌⠁⠍⠏⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠼⠉⠁⠑⠲⠀⠀
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