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Astronomy with an Opera-glass ⠃⠗⠋ 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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