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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠞⠑⠇⠑⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠧⠜⠊⠳⠎⠀⠇⠢⠛⠹⠎⠂⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠋⠽⠀⠾⠀
⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠙⠊⠌⠔⠉⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠸⠮⠀⠠⠁⠏⠻⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠠⠡⠜⠛⠑⠎⠀
⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠎⠟⠥⠜⠑⠀⠠⠗⠕⠕⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠸⠮⠀⠇⠢⠛⠹⠎⠆
⠀⠯⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠎⠺⠻⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠑⠭⠏⠻⠊⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠵⠀⠊⠎⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀
⠅⠝⠪⠝⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀⠠⠊⠝⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀⠠⠞⠑⠇⠑⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠀⠷⠀⠼⠋⠙⠀
⠠⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀⠔⠀⠇⠢⠛⠹⠂⠀⠾⠀⠁⠝⠀⠠⠁⠏⠻⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠷⠀⠼⠃⠤⠃⠸⠌⠉⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠡⠑⠎⠂⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠼⠁⠃⠚⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠂⠀⠾⠀⠵⠀
⠍⠥⠡⠀⠙⠊⠌⠔⠉⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠵⠀⠐⠕⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠠⠋⠕⠕⠞⠀⠔⠀⠇⠢⠛⠹⠂⠀⠾⠀
⠼⠁⠸⠌⠉⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠀⠠⠊⠝⠡⠀⠁⠏⠻⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠑⠎⠀⠼⠁⠑⠀
⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠃⠓⠲⠀⠀⠠⠝⠪⠀⠶
⠀⠭⠀⠝⠀⠿⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠀⠠⠗⠑⠋⠗⠁⠝⠛⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠗⠁⠽⠎⠂⠀⠠⠞⠑⠇⠑⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠎⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠃⠗⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠻⠀⠏⠻⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠄⠙⠂
⠀⠃⠽⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠬⠀⠮⠀⠠⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠤⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀
⠠⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀⠾⠀⠠⠺⠁⠞⠻⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠢⠀⠮⠍⠲⠀⠠⠇⠑⠞⠀⠠⠠⠁⠙⠋⠉⠀
⠔⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠃⠓⠲⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠮⠀⠠⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠤⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠫⠀⠷⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠠⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀⠠⠠⠁⠃⠫⠀⠯⠀⠠⠠⠃⠑⠋⠉⠂⠀
⠁⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠭⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠕⠥⠞⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀⠠⠠⠁⠛⠙⠀⠯⠀⠠⠠⠡⠋⠂
⠀⠯⠀⠁⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠁⠧⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠊⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀⠠⠠⠃⠍⠑⠂⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠝⠑⠂⠀⠾⠀⠠⠺⠁⠞⠻⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠁⠧⠊⠞⠽⠀⠠⠠⠃⠍⠢⠲⠀⠠⠇⠑⠞
⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠔⠑⠀⠷⠀⠠⠊⠝⠉⠊⠙⠢⠉⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠠⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀
⠠⠁⠊⠗⠀⠃⠑⠀⠵⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠗⠂⠀⠯⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠠⠺⠁⠞⠻⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀
⠠⠁⠊⠗⠂⠀⠵⠀⠠⠅⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠗⠂⠀⠯⠀⠃⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠑⠟⠥⠢⠉⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠠⠺⠁⠞⠻⠂⠀⠵⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠅⠒⠀⠯⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠮⠀
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