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Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠎⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠞⠊⠝⠀⠀
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⠁⠝⠽⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠦⠕⠋⠋⠎⠏⠗⠊⠝⠛⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠍⠊⠝⠙⠂⠀⠝⠕⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠕⠥⠎⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀
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