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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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