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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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