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The Swastika, the Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migration ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠧⠁⠎⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠋⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀ ⠙⠊⠧⠊⠝⠑⠀⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀ ⠙⠑⠁⠞⠓⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀ ⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠎⠁⠗⠇⠊⠅⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠃⠥⠗⠝⠞⠀ ⠠⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠶⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠗⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠎⠉⠓⠇⠊⠑⠍⠁⠝⠝⠶⠂⠀⠁⠙⠕⠗⠑⠙ ⠀⠀⠁⠀⠎⠥⠏⠗⠑⠍⠑⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀ ⠊⠍⠍⠕⠗⠞⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠥⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠗⠲⠀⠠⠏⠲⠀ ⠠⠛⠗⠑⠛⠀⠎⠁⠽⠎⠒⠼⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠊⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠠⠎⠺⠁⠎⠞⠊⠅⠁⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠝⠀ ⠑⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠠⠁⠗⠽⠁⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠞⠍⠕⠎⠏⠓⠑⠗⠊⠉⠀⠙⠑⠧⠊⠉⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀ ⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠗⠁⠊⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠝⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠏⠓⠑⠝⠕⠍⠑⠝⠁⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀ ⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠙⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠗⠁⠂⠀⠎⠥⠃⠎⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠕⠗⠀ ⠉⠕⠇⠇⠁⠞⠑⠗⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠽⠂⠀ ⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠥⠁⠎⠞⠊⠅⠁⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠑⠙⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀⠉⠓⠥⠗⠝ ⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠊⠁⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠇⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀ ⠏⠑⠗⠊⠕⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠑⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠑⠙⠀⠗⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠀ ⠎⠕⠇⠁⠗⠀⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠗⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠠⠃⠲⠀⠠⠉⠲ ⠀⠼⠋⠑⠚⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠕⠗⠀⠅⠑⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠏⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠎⠞⠊⠋⠊⠑⠎⠀ ⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠭⠞⠑⠝⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠺⠁⠎⠞⠊⠅⠁⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀ ⠊⠝⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠗⠑⠁⠂⠀⠎⠁⠽⠎⠒⠼⠉⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀ ⠝⠑⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠙⠑⠕⠥⠎⠀⠚⠥⠍⠃⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠠⠏⠁⠝⠞⠓⠑⠊⠎⠍⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠙⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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