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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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