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Cosmic symbolism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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