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Popular Scientific Recreations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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