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Popular Scientific Recreations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠉⠕⠓⠑⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠏⠜⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠑⠭⠻⠉⠊⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠐⠅⠀⠊⠋⠀
⠺⠑⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅⠀⠁⠀⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠀⠺⠑⠀⠙⠑⠌⠗⠕⠽⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠓⠑⠎⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀
⠮⠀⠏⠜⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠸⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠑⠥⠝⠊⠞⠫⠲⠀⠠⠍⠕⠌⠀⠠⠇⠊⠟⠥⠊⠙⠀⠀
⠏⠜⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠥⠝⠊⠞⠫⠂⠀⠃⠀⠝⠀⠁⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠕⠊⠇⠀⠺⠀⠝⠀
⠍⠊⠭⠀⠾⠀⠺⠁⠞⠻⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠿⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠉⠕⠓⠑⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠙⠑⠏⠢⠙⠎⠀
⠘⠥⠀⠓⠑⠁⠞⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠁⠞⠀⠑⠭⠏⠯⠎⠀⠑⠧⠻⠽⠹⠬⠂⠀⠯⠀⠀⠮⠀
⠉⠕⠓⠑⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠙⠊⠍⠔⠊⠩⠑⠎⠀⠵⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠻⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠐⠎⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠎⠥⠃⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠀⠑⠜⠹⠀⠮⠀⠏⠜⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀
⠁⠙⠓⠻⠑⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠍⠀⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠇⠽⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠕⠮⠗⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠉⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠂⠀
⠾⠀⠧⠀⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠽⠂⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠑⠏⠜⠁⠞⠫⠲⠀⠠⠘⠮⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠻⠍⠫⠀⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀
⠎⠥⠃⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠘⠱⠀⠏⠜⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠉⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠫⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠸⠮⠀⠀⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠇⠞⠻⠫⠲⠀⠠⠘⠮⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠉⠁⠇⠇⠫⠀⠠⠋⠇⠥⠊⠙⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠹⠊⠗⠙⠀⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠀⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠝⠕⠀⠉⠕⠓⠑⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠘⠮⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠞⠻⠍⠫⠀⠠⠛⠁⠎⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠙⠓⠑⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠁⠀⠿⠍⠀⠷
⠀⠁⠞⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠓⠑⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠑⠭⠊⠌⠬⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠀
⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠃⠕⠙⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠁⠀⠋⠇⠥⠊⠙⠀
⠁⠙⠓⠻⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠮⠀⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠺⠑⠞⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠁⠙⠓⠑⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠎⠀⠔⠀⠀⠸⠍⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠂⠤⠤⠺⠑⠀⠱⠊⠞⠑⠺⠁⠩
⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠺⠁⠇⠇⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠏⠁⠔⠞⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠓⠳⠎⠑⠎⠆⠀⠺⠑⠀⠏⠁⠌⠑⠀
⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀⠏⠁⠏⠻⠎⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠂⠀⠑⠞⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠓⠯⠂
⠀⠸⠍⠀⠋⠇⠥⠊⠙⠎⠀⠺⠀⠓⠕⠞⠀⠁⠙⠓⠻⠑⠲⠀⠠⠕⠊⠇⠀⠯⠀⠺⠁⠞⠻⠀⠓⠀⠀

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