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Nature ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠇⠊⠋⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠁⠝⠄⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
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⠞⠕⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠁⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠗⠑⠝⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠞⠗⠥⠑⠂⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠭⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠋⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠉⠥⠇⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠋⠁⠊⠞⠓⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠎⠀⠎⠥⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠁⠗⠊⠎⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠝⠙⠀
⠁⠎⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠂⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠲⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠂⠀⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠋
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