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Cosmic symbolism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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