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Phaethon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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