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Sketches of Indian Character ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠑⠞⠞⠽⠀⠁⠎⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠊⠁⠗⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠑⠀⠁⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠁⠗⠅⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠉⠊⠧⠊⠇⠊⠵⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠗⠁⠉⠑⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠝⠝⠥⠍⠑⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠧⠁⠊⠝⠂⠀
⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠕⠃⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠑⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠝⠥⠞⠑
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠑⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠍⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠗⠊⠍⠊⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠗⠑⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠁⠝⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠋⠑⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑
⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠇⠊⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠕⠕⠅⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠗⠥⠙⠑⠀⠞⠗⠊⠃⠑⠎⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠂⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠀⠊⠝⠋⠕⠗⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇
⠀⠁⠏⠏⠇⠽⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀
⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠞⠓⠑⠗⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠎⠕⠥⠞⠓⠑⠗⠝⠀⠙⠊⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠉⠑⠙⠀⠝⠕
⠀⠋⠁⠗⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠉⠊⠧⠊⠇⠊⠵⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠙⠙⠀
⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠇⠑⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠛⠗⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠋⠊⠎⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠥⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠲⠼⠃⠋⠀⠀⠦⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀
⠏⠕⠇⠊⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀
⠙⠑⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠂⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠑⠭⠊⠎⠞⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠝⠀⠞⠗⠊⠃⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠽⠎⠞⠑⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀

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