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Popular scientific lectures ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠊⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠅⠝⠕⠃⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀
⠚⠁⠗⠎⠂⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠎⠞⠗⠊⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠋⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠞⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠊⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠇⠀⠉⠁⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
⠋⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠇⠲⠼⠃⠊⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠉⠃⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀
⠗⠑⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠝⠊⠞⠀⠚⠁⠗⠀⠠⠇⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠊⠉⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠂⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠚⠁⠗⠀⠠⠋⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠅⠇⠊⠝⠄⠎⠀⠏⠁⠝⠑⠂⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠏⠁⠗⠁⠇⠇⠑⠇⠀⠋⠇⠁⠞⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠶⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠉⠃⠶⠂⠀⠎⠑⠏⠁⠗⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠁⠊⠗⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠓⠑⠗⠑⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠊⠗⠞⠽⠀
⠎⠏⠕⠝⠞⠁⠝⠑⠕⠥⠎⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠓⠁⠗⠛⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠝⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
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⠙⠊⠎⠉⠓⠁⠗⠛⠑⠎⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠊⠗⠤⠎⠏⠁⠉⠑⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠏⠇⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠋⠊⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀⠉⠁⠅⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠥⠇⠏⠓⠥⠗⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠅⠇⠊⠝⠄⠎⠀⠏⠁⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠎⠥⠇⠏⠓⠥⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠏⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠎⠊⠵⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠊⠗⠂⠀⠕⠗⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠥⠎⠞⠕⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀⠊⠝⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀
⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠥⠇⠏⠓⠥⠗⠀⠶⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠊⠗⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠁⠅⠑⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠝⠊⠞⠶⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠼⠉⠲⠉⠚⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠗⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠂⠀

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