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Popular Scientific Recreations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠕⠉⠅⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀⠀⠃⠁⠛⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠉⠁⠗⠗⠽⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠍⠑⠝⠎⠂⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠥⠞⠋⠊⠞⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑
⠀⠁⠍⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠀⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠇⠁⠉⠅⠎⠍⠊⠞⠓⠂⠀
⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠋⠁⠉⠞⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀
⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠁⠙⠁⠏⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠗⠑⠎⠑⠁⠗⠉⠓⠲⠀⠠⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠺⠁⠇⠅⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠁⠎⠓⠕⠗⠑⠂⠀
⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠎⠓⠑⠇⠇⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠁⠝⠙⠽⠀⠃⠑⠁⠉⠓⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠕⠎⠎⠊⠇⠎⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠇⠊⠋⠋⠎
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠕⠉⠅⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠀⠺⠁⠇⠅⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠓⠁⠙⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠝⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠊⠕⠥⠎⠇⠽⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠕⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠇⠊⠋⠋⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠠⠉⠁⠏⠑⠀
⠠⠃⠇⠁⠝⠉⠤⠠⠝⠑⠵⠂⠀⠝⠑⠁⠗⠀⠠⠉⠁⠇⠁⠊⠎⠂⠀⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀
⠁⠝⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠍⠍⠕⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠗⠑⠍⠁⠗⠅⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠑⠙
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠍⠁⠞⠑⠥⠗⠎⠆⠀⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠁⠍⠍⠕⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠙⠀⠝⠕⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠺⠑⠇⠧⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠓⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠊⠁⠍⠑⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠗⠕⠉⠅⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠉⠁⠏⠑
⠀⠠⠛⠗⠊⠎⠝⠑⠵⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠋⠁⠗⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠃⠕⠥⠇⠕⠛⠝⠑⠂⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀
⠁⠋⠋⠕⠗⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠁⠝⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠥⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋
⠀⠁⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠥⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠎⠞⠊⠛⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠗⠙⠑⠝⠝⠑⠎⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠇⠏⠎⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠥⠗⠑⠙⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠀⠍⠊⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀

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