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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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