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General Science ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠲⠀⠠⠉⠁⠗⠃⠕⠝⠀⠙⠊⠕⠭⠊⠙⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
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⠕⠋⠋⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠁⠀⠙⠗⠕⠺⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠁⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀
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