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The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠁⠙⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠏⠑⠝⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠙⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀
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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀
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⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠑⠙⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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