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Waveform Audio File Format  |  2000-10-09  |  1.8 MB  |  1 channel  |  11,025 sample rate  |  1 minute, 25 seconds

Transcription: The splendid dome of the United States Capitol is the symbol of the city. To people all over the world is the symbol of the American nation as well. In describing his own creative efforts, Brumidi spoke for all who worked on the building. They wished in his words to make beautiful the capital of the one country on earth in which there is liberty. During the War of 1812, British Admiral Sir George Coburn invaded Maryland, moved on Washington and burned the Capitol and other government buildings. In 1861, at the time of President Abraham Lincoln's inauguration and the outbreak of the Civil War, ...

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