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Marvels of Scientific Invention ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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