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Comets and Meteors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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