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

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

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