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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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⠷⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠊⠳⠎⠀⠑⠝⠛⠁⠛⠑⠍⠢⠞⠆⠀⠋⠀⠠⠃⠀⠯⠀⠠⠉⠀⠮⠀
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⠉⠗⠁⠙⠇⠑⠀⠠⠧⠂⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠁⠌⠀⠠⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠢⠞⠀⠠⠵⠂⠀⠋⠔⠊⠩⠬⠀⠮⠀
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