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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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