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Practical Mind-Reading ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠝⠕⠂⠀⠝⠕⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠺⠁⠽⠤⠤⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠁⠽⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀
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⠁⠉⠞⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠁⠇⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠁⠥⠞⠕⠍⠁⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠇⠽⠲⠀
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⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠠⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠍⠊⠞⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀
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