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The Children's Book of Stars ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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