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Letters on Astronomy ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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

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