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Natural Philosophy ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠝⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠒⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠇⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀
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