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The Thousand Buddhas ⠃⠗⠋ 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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