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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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