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Letters on Astronomy ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠛⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝
⠀⠁⠊⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠀⠋⠊⠝⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠑⠇⠑⠛⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠝⠕⠗⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠺⠁⠎⠀⠋⠥⠗⠝⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠊⠝⠛⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠧⠁⠎⠞⠇⠽⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠗⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠗⠧⠑⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠁⠧⠑⠝⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀
⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀⠁⠙⠕⠗⠝⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠉⠕⠎⠞⠇⠽⠀⠕⠗⠝⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠥⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠀⠼⠙⠋⠂⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠋⠂⠀
⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠞⠽⠉⠓⠕⠄⠎⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠎⠏⠇⠑⠝⠙⠊⠙⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠶⠁⠝⠀⠁⠎⠞⠗⠕⠝⠕⠍⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠀
⠟⠥⠁⠙⠗⠁⠝⠞⠂⠶⠀⠕⠝⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀
⠁⠎⠞⠗⠕⠝⠕⠍⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠁⠎⠎⠊⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠊⠙⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠑⠝⠛⠁⠛⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠍⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠛
⠀⠕⠃⠎⠑⠗⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠽⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠥⠎⠀⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠞⠗⠊⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎
⠀⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠑⠭⠞⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎
⠀⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠠⠞⠽⠉⠓⠕⠀⠎⠁⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠉⠇⠁⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠕⠃⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠝⠕⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠑⠙⠀⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠑⠎⠞⠁⠃⠇⠊⠎⠓⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠞⠊⠟⠥⠑⠞⠞⠑⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠗⠁⠝⠅⠲⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠕⠃⠎⠑⠗⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠝⠥⠍⠑⠗⠕⠥⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀

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