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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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