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

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

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