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From a College Window ⠃⠗⠋ 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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