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

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

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