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Science and Culture, and Other Essays ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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