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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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