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The celestial worlds discover'd ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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