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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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⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠙⠕⠀⠉⠗⠑⠙⠊⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀

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