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A History of the Old English Letter Foundries ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠠⠓⠁⠍⠃⠕⠗⠉⠓⠂⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠕⠛⠝⠑⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠼⠁⠙⠛⠋⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠑⠝⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠙⠀⠠⠇⠁⠀⠠⠇⠏⠗⠑⠀⠠⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠑⠂⠀⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠀ ⠠⠝⠊⠙⠑⠗⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠉⠉⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠁⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠂⠀⠏⠥⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠉⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠅⠤⠃⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙ ⠀⠇⠁⠊⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠀⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠋⠕⠗⠍⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠋⠊⠇⠑⠀ ⠊⠝⠙⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀ ⠊⠝⠀⠋⠁⠉⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠑⠀⠠⠍⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠙⠙⠑⠝⠄⠎⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠑⠎⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀ ⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠲⠼⠙⠙⠀⠀ ⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠼⠑⠲⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠍⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠙⠙⠑⠝⠄⠎⠀ ⠠⠇⠑⠞⠞⠗⠑⠎⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠀⠠⠃⠊⠃⠇⠊⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠑⠲⠀⠠⠎⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠊⠧⠂⠀ ⠏⠲⠀⠼⠃⠉⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠼⠋⠲⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀ ⠠⠇⠊⠃⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠥⠙⠊⠃⠥⠎⠀⠁⠉⠀⠠⠋⠑⠎⠞⠊⠎⠀⠠⠛⠇⠕⠗⠊⠕⠎⠀ ⠠⠧⠊⠗⠛⠊⠝⠊⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠕⠛⠝⠑⠶⠦⠶⠂⠀⠼⠁⠙⠋⠓⠶⠦⠶⠲⠀⠠⠋⠕⠇⠲ ⠀⠼⠙⠀⠧⠑⠗⠎⠕⠲⠀⠶⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠲⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀ ⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠁⠗⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗⠽⠂⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠍⠕⠝⠞⠓⠎⠀ ⠁⠛⠕⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠞⠑⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠝⠗⠽⠀⠠⠃⠗⠁⠙⠎⠓⠁⠺⠂⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠠⠉⠁⠍⠃⠗⠊⠙⠛⠑⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠏⠽⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀ ⠑⠝⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠙⠀⠠⠙⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠥⠙⠊⠃⠥⠎⠀⠠⠛⠇⠕⠗⠊⠕⠎⠀ ⠠⠧⠊⠗⠛⠊⠝⠊⠎⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠊⠂⠀⠎⠊⠝⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠂⠀⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀ ⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠼⠁⠙⠋⠓⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠕⠛⠝⠑⠲⠼⠙⠑⠀⠠⠺⠑ ⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠃⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠃⠗⠁⠙⠎⠓⠁⠺⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑
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