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Popular scientific lectures ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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