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Cosmic symbolism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠎⠥⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠉⠞⠫⠀⠘⠥⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠜⠽⠀⠃⠕⠙⠊⠑⠎⠀⠱⠢⠀
⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠀⠎⠕⠇⠜⠀⠍⠻⠊⠙⠊⠁⠝⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠀
⠬⠢⠊⠳⠎⠀⠌⠥⠙⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠜⠽⠀⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠠⠏⠗⠷⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠗⠗⠊⠛⠁⠝⠂⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠌⠫⠀⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠬⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠕⠇⠜⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠀⠵⠀⠁⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠀⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀⠷⠋⠀⠮⠀
⠕⠗⠃⠊⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠎⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠉⠢⠞⠗⠑⠂⠀⠮⠀⠏⠜⠁⠇⠇⠑⠇⠎
⠀⠷⠀⠀⠎⠕⠇⠜⠀⠇⠁⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀⠞⠁⠝⠛⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠕⠗⠃⠊⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠍⠜⠎⠂⠀⠠⠚⠥⠏⠊⠞⠻⠀⠯⠀⠠⠎⠁⠞⠥⠗⠝⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠘⠹⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠌⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠤⠎⠏⠕⠞⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠧⠊⠞⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠩⠪⠝⠲
⠀⠠⠹⠥⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠩⠪⠎⠀⠀⠞⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠇⠁⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀⠷⠀⠼⠑⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠹
⠀⠯⠀⠠⠎⠳⠹⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠄⠎⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠞⠕⠗⠂⠀⠎⠏⠕⠞⠎⠀⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠀⠠⠍⠻⠉⠥⠗⠽⠀
⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠒⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠁⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀⠀⠼⠋⠀⠘⠹⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠫⠀⠃⠽
⠀⠠⠧⠢⠥⠎⠄⠎⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠑⠢⠆⠀⠁⠞⠀⠼⠛⠀⠘⠹⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠮⠀⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠑⠜⠹⠀⠯⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠎⠁⠞⠑⠇⠇⠊⠞⠑⠆⠀⠁⠞⠀
⠼⠁⠉⠀⠘⠹⠀⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠢⠞⠀⠎⠏⠕⠞⠎⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠍⠜⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠁⠞⠀
⠼⠙⠓⠀⠘⠹⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠎⠁⠞⠥⠗⠝⠆⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠮⠀⠃⠯⠀
⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠎⠏⠕⠝⠙⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠮⠀⠕⠗⠃⠊⠞⠀⠷⠀⠠⠚⠥⠏⠊⠞⠻⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠁⠞⠞⠢⠙⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠇⠜⠛⠑⠌⠀⠯⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠢⠞⠀⠀⠙⠊⠎⠏⠇⠁⠽
⠀⠷⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠎⠏⠕⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠢⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀⠠⠏⠗⠷⠑⠎⠎⠕⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠟⠀⠔⠀
⠁⠛⠗⠑⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠾⠀⠍⠽⠀⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠔⠁⠇⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠞⠀
⠠⠎⠥⠝⠤⠎⠏⠕⠞⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠏⠗⠔⠉⠊⠏⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠍⠜⠎⠀
⠯⠀⠀⠠⠚⠥⠏⠊⠞⠻⠲⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠇⠽⠀⠥⠏⠓⠕⠇⠙⠎⠀⠮⠀
⠕⠗⠊⠛⠔⠁⠇⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠎⠏⠕⠞⠎⠀⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠗⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠎⠀

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