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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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