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Sketches of Indian Character ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠃⠑⠇⠕⠝⠛⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠀⠎⠞⠕⠉⠅⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝
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