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Printing Telegraphy... A New Era Begins ⠃⠗⠋ 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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