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Nature ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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