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Sketches of Indian Character ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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