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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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