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The stereoscope ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠊⠝⠑⠀⠙⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠼⠃⠛⠞⠓
⠀⠠⠎⠑⠏⠞⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠼⠁⠓⠉⠓⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠕⠎⠍⠕⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠼⠁⠑⠞⠓⠀
⠠⠁⠥⠛⠥⠎⠞⠀⠼⠁⠓⠑⠙⠂⠃⠛⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠊⠇⠇⠕⠛⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠗⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠙⠊⠞⠕⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠦⠠⠝⠕⠥⠎⠀⠁⠧⠕⠝⠎⠀⠑⠥⠀⠞⠕⠗⠞⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠑⠀⠋⠕⠊⠎⠀
⠙⠄⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠀⠀⠝⠕⠞⠗⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠑⠀⠁⠍⠊⠂⠀
⠠⠎⠊⠗⠀⠠⠙⠁⠧⠊⠙⠀⠠⠃⠗⠑⠺⠎⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠇⠄⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠙⠥⠀⠀⠀
⠎⠞⠗⠕⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠀⠗⠋⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠍⠲⠀
⠠⠺⠓⠑⠁⠞⠎⠞⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠑⠝⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠞⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠍⠊⠎⠀⠑⠝⠞⠗⠑⠀
⠝⠕⠎⠀⠍⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠥⠝⠑⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠗⠑⠀⠙⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠇⠑⠀⠉⠗⠕⠊⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠀
⠕⠝⠂⠀⠙⠥⠀⠼⠃⠛⠀⠠⠎⠑⠏⠞⠑⠍⠃⠗⠑⠀⠼⠁⠓⠉⠓⠂⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠇⠑⠟⠥⠑⠇
⠀⠝⠕⠥⠎⠀⠁⠧⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠇⠀⠉⠑⠎⠀⠍⠕⠞⠎⠀⠉⠗⠊⠞⠎⠀⠏⠁⠗⠀
⠇⠄⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠑⠀⠎⠁⠧⠁⠝⠞⠀⠠⠑⠉⠕⠎⠎⠁⠊⠎⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠦⠠⠊⠀
⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠊⠎⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠍⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠎⠞⠑⠗⠑⠕⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠂⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓
⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠗⠑⠋⠇⠑⠉⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠏⠗⠊⠎⠍⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠚⠄⠁⠊⠀⠁⠥⠎⠎⠊⠀⠙⠊⠞⠀⠶⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠀⠠⠗⠕⠎⠎⠑⠼⠃⠓⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠟⠥⠑⠀⠧⠕⠥⠎⠀⠁⠧⠊⠑⠵⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠁⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠏⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠍⠕⠊⠀⠧⠕⠞⠗⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠂⠀⠉⠑⠇⠥⠊⠀⠁⠧⠑⠉⠀
⠗⠋⠇⠑⠉⠞⠑⠥⠗⠎⠀⠑⠞⠀⠉⠑⠇⠥⠊⠀⠁⠧⠑⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠏⠗⠊⠎⠍⠑⠎⠲⠄⠀
⠠⠇⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠀⠗⠋⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠑⠎⠞⠀⠙⠕⠝⠉⠂⠀⠀⠀
⠁⠥⠎⠎⠊⠀⠃⠊⠑⠝⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠀
⠗⠋⠇⠑⠭⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠇⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠍⠲⠀
⠠⠺⠓⠑⠁⠞⠎⠞⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠇⠄⠁⠧⠁⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠝⠀

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