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

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⠠⠺⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠽⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠇⠑
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⠍⠕⠥⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠥⠗⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠎⠕⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀
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⠁⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
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