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Tidy `symbols/` directory

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start by inspecting the symbols/ directory and the existing symbol files to identify sensible groups such as lenses, mirrors, cameras, and absorbers. Organize the files into subdirectories without losing them, and confirm that the symbols directory has the intended grouped structure.

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Description

enhancement

Now that the symbols directory is starting to fill up, we should organise it a bit better with sub-directories.
e.g.

symbols/
- lenses/
- mirrors/
- cameras/
- absorbers/
...
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