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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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