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Novum organum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠯⠀⠋⠁⠧⠕⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀
⠮⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠻⠞⠎⠀⠀⠯⠀⠺⠁⠌⠑⠎⠀⠔⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠵⠀⠔⠀
⠉⠳⠝⠞⠗⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠺⠑⠀⠉⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠉⠅⠕⠝⠀⠥⠏⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠀
⠗⠑⠧⠕⠇⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠯⠀⠑⠏⠕⠡⠎⠀⠷⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠏⠓⠽⠲⠀⠼⠁⠲⠀⠠⠮
⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠑⠅⠲⠀⠼⠃⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠲⠀⠀⠼⠉⠲⠀⠠⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠂⠀⠞
⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠏⠓⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠺⠑⠌⠻⠝⠀⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠑⠥⠗⠕⠏⠑⠒⠀⠀⠯⠀⠎⠉⠜⠉⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠉⠢⠞⠥⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠉⠀⠾⠀
⠚⠥⠌⠊⠉⠑⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠎⠎⠊⠛⠝⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠁⠡⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠍⠫⠊⠁⠞⠑
⠀⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠸⠺⠀⠶⠀⠥⠝⠿⠞⠥⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠟⠥⠁⠝⠞⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠯⠀⠗⠊⠡⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠫⠲
⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠀⠝⠑⠫⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠠⠁⠗⠁⠃⠎⠂⠀⠀⠕⠗⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠡⠕⠇⠁⠌⠊⠉⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠏⠓⠽⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠂⠀⠔⠀⠘⠹⠀⠁⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠛⠗⠳⠝⠙⠀⠙⠪⠝⠀⠮⠀⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠸⠮⠀⠝⠥⠍⠻⠳⠎⠀
⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠊⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠍⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠮⠽⠀⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠫⠀⠸⠮⠀⠀⠺⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠲
⠀⠠⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠂⠀⠮⠝⠂⠀⠷⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠊⠝⠎⠊⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠝⠞⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠋⠻⠗⠫
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠐⠞⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠀⠃⠑⠢
⠀⠋⠁⠧⠕⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠮⠗⠑⠞⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠇⠭⠭⠊⠭⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀
⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠋⠻⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠇⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠌⠀⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠆⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀⠞⠀⠔⠀⠘⠹⠀⠧⠀
⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠔⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠍⠢⠄⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠀⠯⠀⠀⠇⠊⠞⠻⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠋⠇⠳⠗⠊⠩⠫
⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠁⠃⠇⠽⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠍⠕⠙⠻⠁⠞⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀⠃⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠀⠐⠏⠀⠷⠀⠸⠮⠀⠊⠝⠙⠥⠌⠗⠽⠀⠴⠀⠃⠑⠌⠪⠫⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠏⠓⠽⠂⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠀⠐⠍⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀⠑⠀⠁⠗⠞⠀⠯⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠗⠝⠀⠋⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀

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