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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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