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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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