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Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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