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The stereoscope ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠗⠑⠋⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠞⠑⠗⠑⠕⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠑⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋
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