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Spectacle secrets ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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