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Nautical Charts ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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