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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠇⠢⠛⠹⠀⠷⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠳⠗⠎⠂⠀⠶⠀⠮⠀⠠⠉⠊⠗⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠶⠵⠀⠺⠑⠀⠩⠑⠺⠫⠶⠀⠞⠀⠠⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠗⠥⠍⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠌⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠫⠀⠯⠀⠗⠫⠥⠉⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠠⠏⠕⠔⠞⠎⠂⠀⠎
⠀⠔⠀⠞⠀⠠⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠮⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠫⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠳⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠱⠢⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠀⠠⠊⠀⠋⠜⠮⠗⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠫⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠑⠌⠀
⠎⠢⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠗⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠀⠘⠱⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑
⠀⠋⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠼⠛⠸⠌⠁⠃⠀⠠⠏⠜⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠢⠛⠹⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠇⠔⠑⠜⠀⠠⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠗⠥⠍⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠸⠮⠀⠠⠋⠕⠉⠊⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠇⠢⠎⠀⠴⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠼⠉⠤⠁⠸⠌⠙⠀⠠⠊⠝⠡⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠵⠀⠼⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠼⠁⠃⠂⠀⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠼⠉⠤⠁⠸⠌⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠼⠑⠤⠙⠸⠌⠛⠲⠀⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠫⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠑⠌⠀⠎⠢⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠗⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠛⠕⠀
⠘⠱⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠴⠀⠼⠓⠸⠌⠁⠃⠀⠕⠗⠀⠼⠃⠸⠌⠉⠀⠷⠀
⠮⠀⠠⠇⠢⠛⠹⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠇⠔⠑⠜⠀⠠⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠗⠥⠍⠂⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠸⠮⠀
⠠⠋⠕⠉⠊⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠢⠎⠂⠀⠴⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠼⠉⠤⠃⠸⠌⠉⠀⠠⠊⠝⠡⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯
⠀⠵⠀⠼⠃⠀⠞⠕⠀⠼⠉⠂⠀⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠼⠉⠤⠃⠸⠌⠉⠀⠞⠕⠀⠼⠑⠤⠁⠸⠌⠃⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠱⠢⠀⠠⠊⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠫⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠑⠌⠀⠎⠢⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠗⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠀
⠙⠑⠑⠏⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠛⠕⠀⠘⠱⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠋⠀⠐⠕⠀
⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠀⠴⠀⠼⠊⠸⠌⠁⠃⠀⠕⠗⠀⠼⠉⠸⠌⠙⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠢⠛⠹⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠇⠔⠑⠜⠀⠠⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠗⠥⠍⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠸⠮⠀⠠⠋⠕⠉⠊⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠇⠢⠎⠀⠴⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠼⠙⠀⠠⠊⠝⠡⠑⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠵⠀⠼⠉⠀⠞⠕⠀⠼⠙⠂⠀⠎⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠼⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠼⠑⠤⠁⠸⠌⠉⠲⠀⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠠⠊⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠫⠀⠮⠀

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