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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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