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

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

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