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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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⠃⠑⠀⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠔⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠞⠔⠢⠞⠁⠇⠀⠍⠥⠎⠑⠥⠍⠎⠲⠀
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