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Spectacle secrets ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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