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Painted Windows ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠁⠇⠃⠑⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠺⠅⠺⠁⠗⠙⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀
⠊⠝⠑⠧⠊⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠎⠕⠀
⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎
⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠎⠊⠇⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠭⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠏⠕⠇⠊⠞⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠙⠕⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠥⠝⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠍⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠊⠋⠀⠝⠕⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠑⠇⠎⠑⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠇⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠊⠞⠤⠤⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎
⠀⠁⠀⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀
⠥⠝⠋⠊⠝⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠉⠇⠑⠁⠗⠀
⠎⠕⠕⠝⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠓⠑⠀⠥⠝⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠦⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠥⠝⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠦⠀⠀⠠⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠃⠑⠗⠛⠎⠕⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠕⠏⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠠⠊⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠑⠙⠀
⠓⠊⠍⠀⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠏⠇⠊⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠃⠑⠗⠛⠎⠕⠝⠄⠎⠀⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠎⠞⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛
⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠊⠝⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠉⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠙⠑⠁⠝⠄⠎⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠥⠝⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠝⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠋⠕⠕⠇⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠍⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠛⠕⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠍⠊⠉⠁⠺⠃⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠽⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠍⠁⠽⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠦⠀⠠⠝⠕⠖⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀

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