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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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