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Early Illustrated Books ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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