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A History of the Old English Letter Foundries ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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