Braille example
Clear text:
Call me Ishmael. Some years ago -- never mind how long precisely -- having \\ little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, \\ I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. (238 characters)
Grade 2 Braille in ASCII.
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