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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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