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Stars and atoms ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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