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Stars and atoms ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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