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Sketches of Indian Character ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 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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