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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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