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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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