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The calculating engine ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠗⠑⠓⠑⠝⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀
⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽
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⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠝⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀
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