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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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