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Phaethon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠛⠕⠙⠄⠎⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠑⠀⠔⠀⠓⠊⠍⠂⠀⠯⠀⠔⠀⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠦⠀⠀⠠⠯⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠝
⠀⠍⠽⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠁⠔⠞⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠌⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠺⠔⠙⠗⠥⠩⠄⠎⠀⠎⠡⠕⠕⠇⠀
⠃⠑⠢⠂⠀⠞⠀⠮⠽⠀⠺⠀⠝⠀⠙⠀⠹⠊⠎⠆⠀⠞⠀⠮⠽⠀⠺⠀⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠏⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠛⠗⠳⠝⠙⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠢⠀⠵⠀⠍⠢⠂⠀⠃⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠀⠞⠀⠐⠏⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠄⠠⠧⠕⠭⠀⠠⠏⠕⠏⠥⠇⠊⠄⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠞⠗⠥⠇⠽⠀⠄⠠⠧⠕⠭⠀⠠⠙⠑⠊⠂⠄⠀⠿⠀⠞⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀⠄⠠⠧⠕⠭⠀
⠠⠙⠊⠁⠃⠕⠇⠊⠄⠤⠿⠀⠏⠗⠊⠧⠁⠞⠑⠀⠎⠢⠞⠊⠍⠢⠞⠎⠂⠀⠋⠁⠝⠉⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯
⠀⠁⠎⠏⠊⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠎⠀⠉⠁⠌⠬⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀
⠎⠢⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠍⠁⠝⠅⠔⠙⠂⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠀⠥⠏⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠔⠄⠎⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠏⠗⠊⠧⠁⠞⠑⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠢⠞⠂⠀⠦⠀⠕⠺⠝
⠀⠊⠝⠧⠻⠞⠫⠀⠏⠽⠗⠁⠍⠊⠙⠦⠀⠀⠠⠃⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠽⠀⠝⠀⠁⠎⠅⠬⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠙⠀⠚⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀⠽⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠌⠜⠞⠀⠵⠀
⠁⠀⠠⠎⠉⠊⠢⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀⠠⠙⠊⠁⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠉⠊⠁⠝⠦⠀⠀⠠⠱⠽⠂⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠠⠙⠊⠁⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠉⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀
⠍⠑⠹⠕⠙⠂⠀⠃⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠳⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠎⠢⠎⠑⠦⠀⠀⠠⠯⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠎⠢⠎⠑⠂⠀⠃⠀⠥⠝⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠳⠎⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀
⠍⠑⠹⠕⠙⠦⠀⠀⠠⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠙⠊⠁⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠉⠊⠁⠝⠂⠀⠃⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠡⠕⠇⠜⠀⠕⠗⠀⠃⠕⠕⠗⠂⠀⠔⠀⠵⠀⠋⠜⠀⠵⠀⠓⠑⠀⠞⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀
⠝⠕⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠓⠑⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀⠥⠝⠙⠻⠌⠯⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠊⠋⠞
⠀⠦⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠦⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠍⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞
⠀⠠⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠢⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠑⠏⠢⠙⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠵⠀⠠⠍⠲⠀⠠⠚⠳⠗⠙⠁⠔⠀⠞⠁⠇⠅⠫⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠎⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠦⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠅⠝⠪⠬⠀⠭⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠇⠤⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠋⠻⠀⠮⠀⠥⠝⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠳⠎⠀⠍⠑⠹⠕⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠵⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑
⠀⠋⠁⠊⠹⠀⠵⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠉⠜⠇⠽⠇⠑⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠓⠀⠔⠀⠎⠁⠽⠬⠒⠀⠀⠄⠠⠛

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