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Stargazing: Past and Present ⠃⠗⠋ 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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