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Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠃⠥⠞⠀⠼⠓⠃⠛⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠁⠞⠑⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀⠀ ⠉⠓⠗⠕⠝⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠎⠞⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠉⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀ ⠍⠁⠝⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠠⠍⠁⠞⠓⠥⠗⠊⠝⠑⠀⠠⠋⠗⠊⠁⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀ ⠏⠗⠕⠋⠑⠎⠎⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠏⠁⠗⠊⠎⠒ ⠀⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠼⠁⠃⠑⠋⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠊⠝ ⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠠⠑⠙⠊⠝⠃⠥⠗⠛⠓⠀⠠⠗⠑⠧⠊⠑⠺⠂⠀⠠⠝⠕⠲⠀⠼⠋⠓⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠝⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠽⠕⠗⠅⠎⠓⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀ ⠗⠑⠁⠇⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠀⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠀⠠⠓⠕⠇⠽⠺⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠑⠥⠏⠓⠕⠝⠊⠵⠑⠙⠂⠀ ⠊⠝⠀⠠⠏⠁⠗⠊⠎⠂⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠠⠎⠁⠉⠗⠕⠃⠕⠎⠉⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠙⠀ ⠠⠉⠓⠁⠇⠍⠑⠗⠎⠲⠤⠤⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠞⠑⠞⠗⠁⠃⠊⠃⠇⠕⠎⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠑⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀ ⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠥⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀ ⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠥⠇⠛⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠑⠥⠗⠕⠏⠑⠂⠀ ⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠧⠊⠧⠁⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀ ⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠃⠊⠃⠇⠊⠕⠞⠓⠑⠉⠁⠀ ⠠⠛⠗⠉⠁⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠋⠁⠃⠗⠊⠉⠊⠥⠎⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠋⠥⠗⠝⠊⠎⠓⠀⠀ ⠊⠝⠋⠕⠗⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠇⠊⠃⠲⠀⠠⠠⠊⠧⠲⠀⠠⠉⠁⠏⠲⠀ ⠠⠠⠭⠊⠧⠲⠀⠼⠙⠲⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠟⠥⠁⠙⠗⠊⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠞⠥⠍⠂⠀⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀ ⠟⠥⠁⠞⠥⠕⠗⠀⠇⠊⠃⠗⠊⠀⠙⠑⠀⠁⠏⠕⠞⠑⠇⠑⠎⠍⠁⠞⠊⠃⠥⠎⠀⠑⠞⠀ ⠚⠥⠙⠊⠉⠊⠊⠎⠀⠀⠁⠎⠞⠗⠕⠗⠥⠍⠂⠀⠁⠙⠀⠠⠎⠽⠗⠥⠍⠀⠶⠓⠶⠲⠀⠠⠛⠗⠉⠑ ⠀⠏⠗⠊⠍⠥⠍⠀⠑⠙⠊⠞⠊⠀⠁⠀⠠⠚⠕⠁⠉⠓⠊⠍⠕⠀⠠⠉⠁⠍⠑⠗⠁⠗⠊⠕⠂⠀⠀ ⠉⠥⠍⠀⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠎⠥⠀⠙⠥⠕⠗⠥⠍⠀⠏⠗⠊⠕⠗⠥⠍⠀⠇⠊⠃⠗⠕⠗⠥⠍⠂ ⠀⠑⠞⠀⠏⠗⠉⠊⠏⠥⠕⠗⠥⠍⠀⠑⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠟⠥⠊⠎⠀⠀⠇⠕⠉⠕⠗⠥⠍⠲⠀ ⠠⠝⠕⠗⠊⠍⠃⠲⠀⠼⠁⠑⠉⠑⠂⠀⠼⠙⠞⠕⠲⠤⠤⠠⠓⠊⠝⠉⠀⠉⠥⠍⠀ ⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠠⠏⠓⠊⠇⠲⠀⠠⠍⠑⠇⠁⠝⠉⠞⠓⠕⠝⠊⠎⠂⠀⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠊⠝⠀
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