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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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