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Phaethon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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