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The Crystal Palace ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠕⠺⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠠⠗⠕⠽⠁⠇
⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠧⠕⠥⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠕⠏⠊⠝⠊⠕⠝
⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠂⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠙⠑⠞⠑⠗⠍⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠉⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠀⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠭⠑⠉⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝
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⠑⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠕⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠀⠑⠝⠑⠗⠛⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠍⠏⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠕⠗⠎⠂⠀⠠⠍⠑⠎⠎⠗⠎⠲
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⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠇⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠓⠀⠓⠕⠥⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠉⠕⠍⠑⠂⠀
⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠝⠀
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⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠽⠑⠞⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠭⠊⠍⠁⠞⠑⠀
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⠊⠗⠕⠝⠤⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠥⠇⠞⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠊⠑⠎⠀
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⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠠⠎⠁⠞⠥⠗⠙⠁⠽⠀⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠙⠁⠽

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