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Popular Scientific Recreations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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