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The stereoscope ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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