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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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