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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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⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠂⠀⠀⠠⠏⠂⠀⠺⠊⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗⠑⠙⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀
⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠗⠀⠅⠑⠽⠆⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠋⠗⠊⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠗⠕⠇⠇⠑⠗⠀
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⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠉⠞⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠊⠕⠗⠀⠃⠗⠁⠎⠎⠀⠀
⠉⠽⠇⠊⠝⠙⠑⠗⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠗⠃⠕⠗⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠃⠗⠁⠎⠎⠀⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠁⠗⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠝⠑⠛⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀
⠺⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀⠎⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠽⠲⠀

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