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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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