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Dreams of an astronomer ⠃⠗⠋ 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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