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Computers—the machines we think with ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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