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The Telescope ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠁⠏⠑⠗⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠀⠶⠠⠋⠸⠌⠼⠁⠚⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠋⠸⠌⠼⠃⠚⠶⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠽⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀
⠇⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀
⠁⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠝⠑⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠑⠇⠇⠁⠗⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠂
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