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Early Woodcut Initials ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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