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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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