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Popular Scientific Recreations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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