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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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