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Material Classification ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠕⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠥⠃⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠊⠉⠤⠺⠊⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠕⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠙⠕⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠥⠃⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠓⠁⠗⠙⠤⠗⠥⠃⠃⠑⠗⠂⠀⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠊⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠙⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠕⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀
⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠕⠲⠀
⠠⠏⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠋⠕⠕⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠵⠊⠝⠉⠎⠂⠀⠃⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠙⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠁⠉⠓⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠼⠃⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠓⠕⠏⠀⠠⠠⠋⠥⠑⠇⠂⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠍⠊⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠠⠉⠕⠁⠇⠂⠀⠠⠠⠉⠕⠅⠑⠂⠀⠠⠠⠋⠥⠑⠇⠀⠠⠠⠕⠊⠇⠀
⠠⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠠⠠⠋⠥⠗⠝⠁⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠠⠠⠛⠁⠎⠕⠇⠊⠝⠑⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠉⠓⠁⠗⠉⠕⠁⠇⠂⠀⠠⠠⠑⠞⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠞⠑⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠥⠝⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠉⠓⠁⠗⠉⠕⠁⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠉⠕⠁⠇⠂⠀⠇⠥⠍⠏⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠇⠁⠉⠅⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠎⠓⠕⠏⠀⠀
⠠⠙⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠅⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠙⠕⠲⠀⠀⠠⠛⠁⠎⠕⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠅⠊⠝⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠛⠁⠇⠇⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠼⠃⠓⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠗⠽⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠥⠏⠏⠇⠊⠑⠎⠤⠤⠠⠠⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠊⠉⠅⠂⠀⠠⠠⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀
⠠⠠⠉⠇⠁⠽⠂⠀⠠⠠⠑⠞⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠑⠍⠲⠀
⠠⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠉⠅⠂⠀
⠁⠗⠉⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠅⠊⠝⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠑⠁⠉⠓⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠉⠅⠂⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠎⠓⠕⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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