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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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