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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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