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The Science of the Stars ⠃⠗⠋ 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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