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Light Science for Leisure Hours ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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