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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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