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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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