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Astronomy for Young Folks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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