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Early Woodcut Initials ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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