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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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