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

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

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