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The Crystal Palace ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠫⠀⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠱⠕⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠐⠺⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠗⠕⠝
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