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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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