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

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