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

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

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