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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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