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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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