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Popular Scientific Recreations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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