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

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