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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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