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Cosmic symbolism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠀⠠⠚⠑⠎⠥⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠑⠜⠇⠊⠑⠌⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀
⠠⠡⠗⠊⠌⠊⠁⠝⠀⠋⠁⠊⠹⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠍⠁⠌⠻⠤⠠⠎⠳⠇⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠬⠀
⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠀⠮⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠠⠚⠑⠎⠥⠎⠀⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠒⠀⠦⠠⠘⠮⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀
⠠⠊⠀⠙⠀⠝⠀⠷⠀⠍⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠃⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠸⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠀
⠙⠺⠑⠇⠇⠑⠹⠀⠔⠀⠍⠑⠂⠴⠀⠯⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠂⠀⠦⠠⠐⠅⠀⠽⠑⠀⠝⠀⠞⠀⠽⠑⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠮⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠠⠸⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀
⠙⠺⠑⠇⠇⠑⠹⠀⠔⠀⠽⠦⠴⠀⠠⠋⠥⠗⠮⠗⠂⠀⠮⠀⠠⠍⠁⠌⠻⠀⠔⠀⠃⠊⠙⠙⠬⠀⠀
⠋⠜⠑⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠦⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀⠦⠠⠊⠀⠛⠀⠥⠝⠞⠕
⠀⠍⠽⠀⠠⠋⠁⠮⠗⠀⠯⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠋⠁⠮⠗⠂⠀⠀⠥⠝⠞⠕⠀⠍⠽⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠯⠀
⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠲⠴⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠇⠑⠜⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠂⠀⠔⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀
⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠮⠀⠀⠊⠝⠉⠜⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠠⠡⠗⠊⠌⠀⠌⠕⠕⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠲⠀⠠⠕⠮⠗⠀⠍⠁⠌⠻⠎⠀⠓⠀⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠫
⠀⠁⠞⠀⠧⠜⠊⠳⠎⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠵⠀⠍⠁⠝⠊⠋⠑⠌⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠸⠎⠀
⠷⠀⠠⠞⠗⠥⠹⠂⠀⠀⠠⠃⠕⠙⠓⠊⠎⠁⠞⠞⠧⠁⠎⠀⠵⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠫⠀⠔
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⠎⠡⠕⠕⠇⠎⠀⠷⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠳⠎⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠔⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠏⠜⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠸⠺⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠁⠝⠎⠺⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠥⠝⠊⠧⠻⠎⠁⠇⠀
⠏⠜⠁⠙⠊⠛⠍⠂⠀⠯⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠑⠟⠥⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠀
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⠺⠑⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠗⠙⠀⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠃⠊⠗⠹⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠀
⠠⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠠⠎⠳⠇⠎⠲⠀⠠⠹⠥⠎⠀⠺⠑⠀⠐⠅⠀⠞⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠋⠥⠉⠊⠥⠎⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠅⠕⠝⠛⠤⠋⠥⠤⠞⠵⠑⠶⠀⠴⠀⠃⠕⠗⠝⠀⠼⠑⠑⠚⠀⠠⠃⠲⠠⠉⠲⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀
⠼⠃⠛⠹⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠼⠁⠚⠹⠀⠍⠕⠝⠹⠂⠀⠯⠀⠀⠙⠊⠫⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠼⠁⠓⠹
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