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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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