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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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⠃⠑⠀⠝⠑⠑⠙⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠞⠊⠍⠑⠂⠀
⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠑⠁⠇⠞⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠝⠑⠺⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠥⠗⠗⠑⠝⠉⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀
⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠇⠊⠎⠍⠀⠓⠕⠏⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠁⠽⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠺⠁⠽⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠍⠊⠎⠎
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⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠛⠑⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀⠍⠕⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠧⠊⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠄⠎⠀⠗⠑⠧⠑⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠎⠕⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠑⠗⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠑⠁⠎⠞⠀⠞⠑⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠎⠽⠝⠕⠝⠽⠍⠕⠥⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀
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⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠄⠎⠀⠇⠕⠽⠁⠇⠞⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠠⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠊⠁⠝⠲⠀
⠠⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠊⠋⠽⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠙⠕⠛⠍⠁⠎⠆⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠊⠋⠽⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀
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⠏⠎⠽⠉⠓⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠗⠑⠎⠑⠁⠗⠉⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠙⠑⠗⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠊⠎⠍⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅
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