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The celestial worlds discover'd ⠃⠗⠋ 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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