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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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