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The stereoscope ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀⠃⠁⠎⠑⠀⠍⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠧⠻⠛⠢⠉⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠕⠏⠞⠊⠉⠀⠁⠭⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠀
⠏⠕⠔⠞⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠇⠔⠑⠀⠕⠠⠝⠏⠂⠀⠀⠭⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠎⠅⠫⠀⠓⠪⠀⠭⠀
⠓⠁⠏⠏⠢⠎⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠝⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠋⠗⠥⠌⠥⠍⠀⠌⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠎⠀⠀⠁
⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠀⠕⠏⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀
⠕⠏⠞⠊⠉⠀⠁⠭⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠻⠛⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠇⠔⠑
⠀⠍⠠⠍⠝⠂⠀⠎⠀⠵⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠮⠀⠃⠁⠎⠑⠀⠀⠙⠊⠌⠔⠉⠞⠇⠽⠦⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠗⠁⠽⠎⠀⠑⠍⠁⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠋⠀⠕⠏⠀⠀
⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠻⠂⠀⠯⠀⠿⠍⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠑⠀⠷⠀⠭⠂⠀⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠗⠑⠞⠔⠁⠎⠀⠵⠀⠊⠋⠀⠭⠀
⠶⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠊⠞⠀⠠⠠⠉⠙⠂⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠁⠊⠂⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠀⠀
⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠀⠱⠢⠀⠎⠑⠢⠀⠾⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠑⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀
⠷⠀⠮⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠀⠷⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠻⠛⠢⠉⠑⠀⠋⠀⠠⠝⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠠⠍⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠹⠗⠪⠀⠮⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠑⠀⠷⠀⠠⠝⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠐⠗⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠕⠏⠞⠊⠉⠀⠁⠭⠊⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀
⠑⠽⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠮⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠕⠏⠞⠊⠉⠀
⠁⠭⠊⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠐⠗⠀⠑⠽⠑⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠊⠞⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠀⠕⠏⠀⠀⠺⠀
⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠀⠗⠑⠞⠁⠔⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠺⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠑⠢⠀
⠎⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠀⠙⠳⠃⠇⠫⠀⠯⠀⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠌⠔⠉⠞⠀⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠀⠷
⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠻⠛⠢⠉⠑⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠀⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠭⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠭⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
⠃⠑⠢⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠌⠁⠞⠫⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠙⠊⠎⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠜⠀
⠏⠊⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠥⠝⠊⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠻⠛⠬⠀⠮⠀
⠕⠏⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠁⠭⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠀⠃⠑⠽⠕⠝⠙⠀⠮⠍⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀
⠕⠗⠙⠻⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠀⠹⠊⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠊⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠃⠁⠂⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠃⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠇⠽⠀⠀

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