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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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