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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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