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Popular Scientific Recreations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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