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Phaethon ⠃⠗⠋ 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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