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Early Woodcut Initials ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠋⠊⠋⠞⠑⠢⠹⠀⠉⠢⠞⠥⠗⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠔⠀⠦⠀⠠⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠽⠀
⠷⠀⠠⠉⠜⠊⠉⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠍⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠵⠀⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀
⠐⠎⠀⠎⠉⠥⠇⠏⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠙⠁⠞⠑⠀⠔⠀⠡⠥⠗⠡⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠗⠝⠺⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠯⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠐⠞⠀⠞⠀⠹⠊⠎
⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠁⠛⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠎⠑⠢⠀⠔⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠙⠑⠉⠕⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠂⠀⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠴⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀
⠕⠇⠙⠻⠂⠀⠎⠏⠗⠬⠬⠀⠋⠀⠞⠀⠞⠁⠌⠑⠀⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠕⠞⠑⠎⠟⠥⠑⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠡⠜⠁⠉⠞⠻⠊⠎⠫⠀⠮⠀⠠⠍⠊⠙⠙⠇⠑⠀⠠⠁⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀
⠗⠑⠇⠊⠉⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠑⠢⠀⠔⠀⠎⠀⠸⠍⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠌⠊⠉⠀
⠗⠑⠍⠁⠔⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠻⠊⠕⠙⠲⠀⠠⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠮⠀⠞⠢⠹⠀⠉⠢⠞⠥⠗⠽⠀⠯⠀
⠑⠧⠢⠀⠑⠜⠇⠊⠻⠂⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠋⠕⠕⠇⠎⠀⠑⠭⠊⠌⠫⠀⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠀⠇⠜⠛⠑⠀⠞⠪⠝⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠕⠝⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠠⠐⠍⠀
⠠⠋⠕⠇⠇⠽⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠠⠐⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠷⠀⠠⠍⠊⠎⠗⠥⠇⠑⠀⠗⠑⠊⠛⠝⠫⠀
⠎⠥⠏⠗⠑⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠉⠥⠇⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠁⠎⠎⠂⠀⠘⠱⠀⠑⠜⠎⠀⠶⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠀
⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠇⠁⠞⠻⠀⠐⠏⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠕⠕⠇⠄⠎⠀⠊⠝⠎⠊⠛⠝⠊⠁⠂⠀⠴⠀
⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠀⠕⠥⠞⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠷⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠃⠥⠗⠇⠑⠎⠟⠥⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠔⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠫⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀
⠑⠝⠛⠗⠁⠧⠬⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠉⠟⠥⠁⠔⠞⠫⠀⠾⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠕⠕⠇⠀⠊⠎
⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠃⠕⠗⠙⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠊⠃⠻⠀⠠⠃⠊⠃⠇⠊⠑⠀⠠⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠊⠎⠀⠷
⠀⠼⠁⠙⠛⠑⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠻⠎⠂⠀⠵⠀⠋⠜⠀⠵⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠎⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠂⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠴⠀
⠝⠀⠥⠎⠫⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠼⠁⠙⠓⠚⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠔⠀
⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠍⠢⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠷⠀⠠⠁⠥⠛⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠀⠯⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠌⠗⠁⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠗⠑⠍⠜⠅⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀
⠋⠕⠕⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠔⠫⠀⠔⠀⠁⠝⠀⠠⠕⠀⠔⠀⠠⠎⠡⠕⠞⠞⠄⠎⠀

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