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The Swastika, the Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migration ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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