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Nautical Charts ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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