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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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⠗⠑⠍⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠥⠗⠁⠝⠥⠎⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗⠑⠙⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠑⠧⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀
⠕⠃⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠗⠎⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠗⠙⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀

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