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England, and Cape Grisnez, France, and telegraphic communica- 

 tion was established for a few days until wave action broke the 

 connection. The next year communication was re-established 



THE MORSE 1 TELEGRAPHIC CODE 



4* * ~~~ 



B - 



C 



D 



E 



F 



G 



H -- 



I 



J - 



K 



L 



M 



N 



P . . . . 



Q 



R 



S 



T Attention 



U Separation 



V End of message 



W 



X 



Y 



Z 



through a well-protected cable. It was in 1858 also that the 

 first attempt was made to lay a transatlantic cable, but com- 

 munication was maintained for only a few hours. The first 

 1 The International Code when different is given in parentheses. 



