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Stargazing: Past and Present ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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