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The kaleidoscope ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠧⠊⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠧⠊⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀
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⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠗⠑⠋⠇⠑⠉⠞⠕⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠎⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠋⠇⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀
⠊⠍⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠙⠀⠀⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠧⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀
⠉⠑⠝⠞⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠥⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠠⠏⠕⠇⠽⠉⠑⠝⠞⠗⠁⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠎⠀⠼⠊⠚⠀⠊⠎
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⠊⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠛⠇⠑⠎⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠑⠙⠀⠼⠊⠚⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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