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Letters on Astronomy ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠑⠁⠌⠺⠜⠙⠀⠝⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠁⠀⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠑⠜⠹⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠏⠻⠿⠍⠀
⠎⠀⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠍⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠐⠕⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠀⠗⠑⠧⠕⠇⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀
⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠐⠥⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠝⠀⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠲⠀⠠⠝⠪⠂⠀⠎⠔⠉⠑⠀
⠺⠑⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠂⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠥⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀⠗⠑⠧⠕⠇⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠋⠊⠋⠞⠑⠢⠀
⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠎⠀⠔⠀⠀⠎⠊⠭⠞⠽⠀⠍⠔⠥⠞⠑⠎⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠀⠕⠧⠻
⠀⠐⠕⠀⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠀⠔⠀⠋⠳⠗⠀⠍⠔⠥⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀
⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠂⠀⠋⠳⠗⠀⠍⠔⠥⠞⠑⠎⠀⠿⠀⠥⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠁⠞⠡⠀⠥⠏⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠥⠝⠂⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠐⠕⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠧⠕⠇⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠓⠢⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀⠎⠕⠇⠜⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠋⠳⠗
⠀⠍⠔⠥⠞⠑⠎⠀⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠻⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠙⠻⠑⠁⠇⠆⠀⠯⠀⠊⠋⠀⠺⠑⠀⠶⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠉⠅⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠙⠻⠑⠁⠇⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠀⠞⠺⠢⠞⠽⠤⠋⠳⠗⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠂
⠀⠺⠑⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠗⠑⠉⠅⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠕⠇⠜⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠞⠺⠢⠞⠽⠤⠋⠳⠗⠀
⠓⠳⠗⠎⠀⠋⠳⠗⠀⠀⠍⠔⠥⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠊⠞⠀⠮⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠜⠛⠑⠂⠀⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠀⠍⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠧⠢⠊⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠉⠅⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠕⠇⠜⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠺⠢⠞⠽⠤⠋⠳⠗
⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠹⠗⠪⠀⠀⠮⠀⠋⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠙⠻⠑⠁⠇⠀
⠙⠁⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠙⠰⠓⠲⠀⠼⠙⠍⠲⠀⠒⠀⠼⠃⠙⠰⠓⠲⠀⠒⠒
⠀⠼⠃⠙⠰⠓⠲⠀⠒⠀⠼⠃⠉⠰⠓⠲⠀⠼⠑⠋⠍⠲⠀⠼⠙⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠱⠢
⠀⠺⠑⠀⠗⠫⠥⠉⠑⠀⠞⠺⠢⠞⠽⠤⠋⠳⠗⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠀⠯⠀⠋⠳⠗⠀⠍⠔⠥⠞⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠀⠞⠺⠢⠞⠽⠤⠋⠳⠗⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠀
⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠀⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠗⠫⠥⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀⠀⠎⠊⠙⠻⠑⠁⠇⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠋⠀
⠞⠺⠢⠞⠽⠤⠋⠳⠗⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠺⠢⠞⠽⠤⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠀
⠋⠊⠋⠞⠽⠤⠎⠊⠭⠀⠀⠍⠔⠥⠞⠑⠎⠀⠋⠳⠗⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠎⠆⠀⠕⠗⠂⠀⠔⠀⠕⠮⠗
⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠂⠀⠁⠀⠎⠊⠙⠻⠑⠁⠇⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠁⠀⠐⠏⠀⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠕⠇⠜⠀⠙⠁⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠎⠕⠇⠜⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠂⠀⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠙⠀⠝⠀

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