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Stars of the southern skies ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠞⠓⠊⠗⠙⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠂⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠋⠁⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙
⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠧⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀
⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠎⠏⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠉⠕⠗⠏⠊⠊⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠦⠙⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠤⠙⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠎⠂⠴⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠀
⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠇⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠎⠊⠝⠛⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠁⠅⠑⠙⠀⠑⠽⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠎
⠀⠁⠀⠀⠏⠁⠊⠗⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀⠞⠑⠇⠑⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠏⠁⠊⠗⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠗⠀⠀
⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠦⠏⠑⠗⠓⠁⠏⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠟⠥⠁⠙⠗⠥⠏⠇⠑⠀⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠁⠧⠑⠝⠎⠲⠴⠀⠠⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠏⠁⠊⠗⠎⠀⠚⠕⠥⠗⠝⠑⠽⠀
⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠅⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠕⠗⠊⠕⠝⠊⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠥⠗⠞⠓⠤⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞
⠀⠃⠑⠇⠕⠺⠀⠠⠕⠗⠊⠕⠝⠄⠎⠀⠃⠑⠇⠞⠂⠀⠎⠑⠏⠁⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀
⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠥⠝⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠝⠑⠝⠞⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠓⠑⠗⠎⠉⠓⠑⠇⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠞⠗⠊⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠁⠀⠦⠙⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠤⠞⠗⠑⠃⠇⠑⠲⠴
⠀⠠⠇⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀
⠦⠙⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠤⠟⠥⠁⠙⠗⠥⠏⠇⠑⠂⠴⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠎⠀
⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠛⠗⠕⠥⠏⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀
⠺⠁⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠝⠁⠅⠑⠙⠤⠑⠽⠑⠀⠙⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠀
⠠⠉⠁⠏⠗⠊⠉⠕⠗⠝⠊⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠞⠑⠇⠑⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠎⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠛⠗⠕⠥⠏⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠎⠂⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠶⠶⠀⠀⠞⠗⠊⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠶⠶⠀⠟⠥⠁⠙⠗⠥⠏⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀

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