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The kaleidoscope ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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