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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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⠓⠑⠍⠊⠎⠏⠓⠑⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠍⠊⠇⠅⠽⠀⠠⠺⠁⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀
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