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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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