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