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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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