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Early Woodcut Initials ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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