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Cosmic symbolism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠑⠞⠉⠲⠀⠠⠮⠗⠑⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠃⠽⠀⠏⠗⠁⠽⠻⠀⠯⠀⠋⠁⠌⠬⠀⠓⠑⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠔⠫⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠍⠔⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃⠀⠔⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠦⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠏⠓⠑⠉⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀
⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠊⠎⠍⠀⠷⠀⠠⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠮⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠿⠀⠁⠀
⠽⠑⠜⠀⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠌⠊⠇⠇⠀⠏⠥⠗⠎⠥⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠀⠮⠀⠌⠥⠙⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠁⠌⠗⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠀⠍⠕⠙⠻⠝⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠉⠇⠕⠎⠻⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠗⠙⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠔⠀⠀⠠⠍⠊⠡⠁⠑⠇
⠀⠠⠝⠕⠌⠗⠁⠙⠁⠍⠥⠎⠂⠀⠠⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠊⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠓⠢⠗⠽⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠀⠷
⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠯⠀⠠⠉⠁⠮⠗⠔⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠀⠠⠍⠫⠊⠉⠊⠂⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠹⠬⠀⠷⠀
⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠋⠇⠁⠍⠑⠀⠞⠀⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠞⠫⠀⠮⠀⠁⠝⠉⠊⠢⠞⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠏⠓⠑⠞⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠉⠜⠗⠊⠫⠀⠦⠀⠠⠁⠌⠗⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀
⠋⠔⠑⠀⠁⠗⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠦⠀⠏⠗⠫⠊⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠸⠍⠀⠞⠀
⠙⠑⠎⠻⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠊⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠙⠑⠁⠹⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠅⠬⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠙⠥⠑⠇⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠀⠏⠳⠗⠞⠗⠁⠽⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠌⠁⠝⠵⠁⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠇⠑⠀⠇⠊⠕⠝⠀⠚⠑⠥⠝⠀⠇⠑⠀⠧⠊⠑⠥⠭⠀⠎⠥⠗⠍⠕⠝⠞⠻⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠑⠝⠀⠡⠁⠍⠏⠀⠃⠑⠇⠇⠊⠟⠥⠑⠀⠏⠜⠀⠎⠬⠥⠇⠊⠻⠀⠙⠥⠑⠇⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠋⠗⠁⠏⠏⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠁⠛⠑⠀⠙⠄⠕⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠙⠑⠥⠭⠀⠏⠇⠁⠊⠑⠎⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠑⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠏⠥⠊⠎⠀⠥⠝⠀⠍⠕⠗⠞⠀
⠉⠗⠥⠑⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠢⠗⠽⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠀⠴⠀⠅⠊⠇⠇⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠠⠍⠕⠝⠞⠍⠕⠗⠢⠉⠽⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠼⠁⠚⠹⠀⠠⠚⠥⠇⠽⠂⠀⠼⠁⠑⠙⠛⠂⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑
⠀⠑⠝⠛⠁⠛⠫⠀⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠞⠳⠗⠝⠑⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠝⠥⠏⠞⠊⠁⠇⠎⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀
⠎⠊⠌⠻⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠠⠙⠥⠅⠑⠀⠷⠀⠠⠎⠁⠧⠕⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠀⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠍⠞⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠍⠕⠝⠞⠍⠕⠗⠢⠉⠽⠀⠌⠗⠥⠉⠅⠀⠮⠀⠛⠊⠇⠙⠫⠀
⠧⠊⠵⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠅⠬⠀⠀⠯⠀⠏⠢⠑⠞⠗⠁⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠑⠽⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀
⠞⠥⠍⠳⠗⠀⠎⠥⠃⠎⠑⠟⠥⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠫⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠠⠅⠬⠀⠀⠙⠊⠫⠀

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