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The Country of the Blind
99% Invisible
The Blind's Guide to Reading
A captain from Napoleon's army visited a school to share a system that he developed for French soldiers. Louis Braille simplified the military code and maximized its efficiency. He substituted the 12 dot system into a six dot system, which allowed blind people to read faster by recognizing a letter with the touch of one finger.
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