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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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