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Auroræ: Their Characters and Spectra ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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