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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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