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Early Woodcut Initials ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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