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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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