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