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Emblematic Illumination; or Forms, Colours and Emblems ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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