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A History of the Old English Letter Foundries ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠠⠓⠢⠗⠽⠀⠠⠃⠗⠁⠙⠩⠁⠺⠀⠮⠀⠸⠺⠀⠷⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠇⠕⠌⠀⠁⠀⠀ ⠙⠊⠌⠬⠥⠊⠩⠫⠀⠕⠗⠝⠁⠍⠢⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀ ⠇⠕⠌⠀⠁⠀⠓⠑⠜⠞⠽⠀⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠋⠲⠀ ⠠⠍⠁⠙⠁⠝⠂⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠃⠕⠙⠇⠑⠊⠁⠝⠀⠠⠇⠊⠃⠗⠜⠽⠂⠀⠠⠕⠭⠿⠙⠂⠀⠠⠊ ⠀⠕⠺⠑⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠀⠊⠝⠿⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠵⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀ ⠏⠗⠔⠞⠬⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠻⠎⠊⠞⠽⠆⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠀ ⠅⠔⠙⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠓⠕⠗⠁⠉⠑⠀⠠⠓⠜⠞⠂⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠇⠇⠻⠀ ⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠻⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠠⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠀⠁⠍⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠃⠞⠫⠀⠿⠀ ⠋⠥⠇⠇⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠬⠀ ⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠀⠞⠽⠏⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠁⠝⠞⠊⠟⠥⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀ ⠏⠗⠑⠎⠻⠧⠫⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠀⠠⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠵⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠵⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠀ ⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠍⠢⠎⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀⠐⠓⠀⠑⠝⠁⠃⠇⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠩⠪⠀⠷⠀⠐⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀ ⠍⠕⠌⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠬⠀⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠉⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠕⠇⠙⠑⠌⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠗⠽⠀⠔⠀ ⠮⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠗⠽⠲⠀⠊⠭⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠲⠀⠠⠺⠲⠀⠠⠎⠍⠊⠹⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀ ⠅⠔⠙⠇⠽⠀⠛⠊⠧⠢⠀⠍⠑⠀⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠜⠀⠋⠁⠉⠊⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠵⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠎ ⠀⠮⠀⠀⠁⠗⠡⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠍⠢⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀ ⠧⠢⠻⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠠⠉⠁⠎⠇⠕⠝⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠗⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠎⠁⠍⠲⠀ ⠠⠞⠊⠍⠍⠔⠎⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠛⠢⠻⠳⠎⠇⠽⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠫⠀⠁⠞⠀⠍⠽⠀⠙⠊⠎⠏⠕⠎⠁⠇ ⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠊⠝⠿⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠑⠍⠃⠕⠙⠊⠫⠀⠔⠀⠍⠽⠀⠡⠁⠏⠞⠻⠀ ⠕⠝⠀⠠⠃⠁⠎⠅⠻⠧⠊⠇⠇⠑⠂⠀⠊⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠬⠀⠮⠀⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠎⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀ ⠇⠑⠞⠞⠻⠎⠀⠿⠍⠬⠀⠐⠏⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀⠥⠝⠊⠟⠥⠑⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀ ⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠀⠉⠑⠇⠑⠃⠗⠁⠞⠫⠀⠞⠽⠏⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠻⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕ ⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠚⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠛⠔⠎⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀⠕⠃⠇⠊⠛⠫⠀⠿⠀⠸⠍⠀ ⠏⠜⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠜⠎⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠮⠀⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀ ⠷⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠻⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠢⠉⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠀
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