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Nature ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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