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

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

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