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Popular Scientific Recreations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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