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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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