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Lasers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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