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The Sharper Detected and Exposed ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠗⠕⠛⠥⠑⠤⠓⠥⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠂⠀
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⠗⠑⠏⠥⠛⠝⠁⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠍⠽⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠊⠝⠛⠎⠂⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀
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⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠑⠅⠀
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⠎⠕⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
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