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Popular scientific lectures ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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