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

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

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