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Popular Scientific Recreations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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