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Stars and atoms ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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