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Write in Morse Code

Morse code is a way of transmitting text through a series of unique sounds or lights represented by dots and dashes, represented by "." and "-". Write a function that takes an English text and outputs the corresponding Morse code.

One famous piece of Morse code is "… — …", a distress signal for "SOS" that stands for "Save Our Souls".

What Your Function Should Do

Write a function ToMorseCode that takes a string of English text and outputs the Morse code translation. Use "/" to separate words.

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To avoid ambiguity, separate each character with a single whitespace character:

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Here are all positions of whitespace characters in the previous example:

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Treat uppercase and lowercase characters the same:

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More Examples

A long piece of text:

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Things You May Find Useful

The following list, morseAlphabet, is a list of the letters of the Morse code alphabet, in alphabetical order (a–z):

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