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Popular scientific lectures ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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