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Spectacle secrets ⠃⠗⠋ 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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