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The music of the spheres ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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