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Sketches of Indian Character ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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