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

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