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Stargazing: Past and Present ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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