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Spectacle secrets ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠉⠓⠑⠁⠏⠀⠎⠓⠕⠏⠎⠂⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠏⠏⠁⠗⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠀⠇⠕⠺⠀⠏⠗⠊⠉⠑⠎⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠑⠁⠗⠑⠗⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠋⠊⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠊⠍⠍⠑⠝⠎⠑⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠽⠕⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠀⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠗⠞⠑⠑⠝⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠁⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠞⠑⠗⠍⠑⠙⠀⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠀⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠊⠑⠋⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠇⠽⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠊⠗⠕⠝⠂⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠀⠋⠗⠕⠝⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠆⠀⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠀⠃⠑⠁⠗⠀⠁⠀
⠞⠕⠇⠑⠗⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠀⠗⠑⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠀
⠞⠕⠺⠝⠤⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠥⠝⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀
⠙⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠁⠎⠥⠁⠇⠀⠕⠃⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠗⠲⠼⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠋⠊⠝⠑⠀⠑⠇⠁⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠀⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠀
⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠇⠽⠀⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠇⠽⠀
⠏⠕⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠑⠝⠁⠍⠑⠇⠇⠑⠙⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠗⠑⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠉⠁⠗⠑⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠆
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠑⠎⠞⠕⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀
⠋⠑⠺⠀⠀⠎⠓⠊⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠎⠄⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠝⠎⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠁⠝⠞⠊⠤⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠁⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠛⠕⠇⠙⠂⠀⠎⠊⠇⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠇⠁⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀⠀⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠙⠁⠏⠞⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠇⠁⠙⠊⠑⠎⠄⠀⠥⠎⠑⠂⠀
⠃⠥⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠛⠑⠝⠞⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀

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