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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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⠃⠗⠊⠑⠋⠇⠽⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠔⠫⠂⠀⠮⠀⠑⠝⠎⠥⠬⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠳⠗⠎⠑⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠃⠑
⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠫⠫⠀⠾⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠢⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠕⠗⠊⠇⠽⠂⠀⠾⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠳⠝⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠑⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠢⠞
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