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Material Classification ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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