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Cosmic symbolism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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