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

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

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