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Astronomical Discovery ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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