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Photo-Lithography ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠎⠀⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠃⠎⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠋⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠝⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀
⠝⠑⠛⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠀⠎⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠀⠉⠁⠝⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠍⠕⠧⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎
⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠏⠓⠕⠞⠕⠤⠇⠊⠞⠓⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠀⠀⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠵⠄⠎⠀
⠏⠓⠕⠞⠕⠤⠇⠊⠞⠓⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠀⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠊⠵⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀⠃⠽
⠀⠛⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠁⠗⠊⠇⠽⠀⠎⠓⠁⠗⠏⠀⠉⠇⠑⠁⠝⠀
⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠋⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠂⠀⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠑⠙⠂⠀⠍⠁⠽⠃⠑⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠀⠇⠊⠟⠥⠊⠙⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠎⠽⠀
⠊⠝⠅⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠂⠀⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠉⠲⠶⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠃⠑⠗⠞⠄⠠⠎⠀⠠⠠⠏⠓⠕⠞⠕⠤⠠⠠⠇⠊⠞⠓⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉
⠀⠠⠠⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠥⠛⠥⠎⠞⠀⠠⠁⠇⠃⠑⠗⠞⠄⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠁
⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠏⠓⠕⠞⠕⠤⠇⠊⠞⠓⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠀⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞
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⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠧⠊⠵⠲⠂⠀⠦⠠⠏⠓⠕⠞⠕⠤⠇⠊⠞⠓⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠀⠀
⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠴⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠦⠠⠁⠥⠞⠕⠞⠽⠏⠊⠉⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠛⠇⠁⠵⠑⠀
⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠲⠴⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠑⠎⠞⠑⠙⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠅⠲⠠⠅⠲⠀⠠⠇⠑⠓⠗⠤⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠠⠧⠑⠗⠎⠥⠉⠓⠎⠁⠝⠎⠞⠁⠇⠞⠀⠋⠗⠀
⠠⠏⠓⠕⠞⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠑⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠀
⠠⠗⠑⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠧⠑⠗⠋⠁⠓⠗⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠧⠊⠑⠝⠝⠁⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠓⠁⠎⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠑⠇⠇⠑⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠛⠇⠁⠵⠑⠀⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀

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