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Phaethon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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