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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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