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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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⠁⠭⠊⠕⠍⠁⠀⠑⠞⠊⠁⠍⠀⠇⠕⠉⠥⠍⠀⠀⠀⠓⠁⠃⠑⠗⠑⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠥⠞⠀
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⠠⠎⠊⠉⠀⠏⠕⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠀⠏⠁⠞⠊⠑⠝⠞⠊⠎⠀⠁⠙⠀⠏⠕⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠍⠀
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