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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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