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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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