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Stars of the southern skies ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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