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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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