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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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⠉⠁⠝⠙⠇⠑⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠗⠀⠙⠥⠇⠇⠀⠀⠀⠙⠁⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀
⠤⠤⠤⠤⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠽⠑⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠎⠎⠊⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋

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