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

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