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Nautical Charts ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠋⠀⠁⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀
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