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Popular Scientific Recreations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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