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

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