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

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

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