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Stargazing: Past and Present ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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