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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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