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