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Pioneers of Science ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀
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⠉⠗⠊⠞⠊⠉⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠊⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠧⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠑⠍⠊⠝⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠏⠁⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠁⠉⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠏⠊⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠀
⠠⠛⠁⠇⠊⠇⠑⠕⠲⠀⠀⠠⠏⠑⠗⠉⠑⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠊⠎⠏⠇⠁⠽⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠊⠎⠑⠇⠽⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠇⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠺⠕⠕⠇⠇⠑⠝⠀⠎⠞⠥⠋⠋⠎⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠓⠁⠗⠙⠇⠽⠀⠎⠁⠞⠊⠎⠋⠽⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠁⠎⠏⠊⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
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⠍⠁⠞⠓⠑⠍⠁⠞⠊⠉⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠕⠃⠞⠁⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠇⠊⠓⠕⠕⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠊⠋⠊⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀
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⠠⠍⠁⠞⠓⠑⠍⠁⠞⠊⠉⠎⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠼⠋⠚⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠼⠁⠉⠀⠁
⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠼⠛⠤⠁⠸⠌⠃⠰⠙⠲⠀⠁⠀⠙⠁⠽⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝
⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠗⠇⠽⠀⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠁⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓
⠀⠏⠕⠧⠑⠗⠞⠽⠤⠎⠞⠗⠊⠉⠅⠑⠝⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠽

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