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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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