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Nautical Charts ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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