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Nautical Charts ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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