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Novum organum ⠃⠗⠋ 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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