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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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