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

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

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