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Science from an Easy Chair ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠼⠑⠚⠚⠤⠰⠋⠁⠞⠓⠕⠍⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠊⠗⠊⠎⠓⠀⠉⠕⠁⠎⠞⠂⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠁⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠑⠛⠛⠎⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠙⠁⠝⠊⠎⠓⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠊⠎⠞⠀⠠⠎⠉⠓⠍⠊⠙⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀
⠁⠛⠕⠂⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠙⠑⠏⠞⠓⠎⠀⠶⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠝⠕⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠑⠇⠎⠑⠶⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠅⠊⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠤⠍⠑⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠞⠗⠁⠺⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠝⠑⠞⠂⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠞⠓⠕⠥⠎⠁⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠇⠁⠞⠂⠀⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠤⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀
⠦⠠⠇⠑⠏⠞⠕⠉⠑⠏⠓⠁⠇⠥⠎⠤⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠤⠎⠞⠁⠛⠑⠂⠴⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠁⠙⠏⠕⠇⠑
⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠑⠑⠇⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠗⠁⠉⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠑⠝⠞⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠧⠁⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠗⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠇⠑⠏⠞⠕⠉⠑⠏⠓⠁⠇⠊⠀⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠺⠁⠽⠀⠇⠁⠝⠙⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠑⠑⠇⠤⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠦⠑⠇⠧⠑⠗⠎⠲⠴⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠀⠝⠑⠁⠗⠑⠎⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠀⠺⠁⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓
⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠕⠏⠑⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠑⠎⠞⠀⠉⠕⠁⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠊⠗⠑⠇⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠏⠁⠝⠊⠎⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠋⠗⠑⠝⠉⠓
⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠃⠁⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠃⠊⠎⠉⠁⠽⠂⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠑⠇⠧⠑⠗⠎⠀⠦⠗⠥⠝⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠥⠏⠴⠀⠁⠎⠀⠑⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠠⠝⠕⠧⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠂⠀⠠⠙⠑⠉⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠚⠁⠝⠥⠁⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠋⠁⠗⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠧⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠗⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠇⠧⠑⠗⠎⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠗⠁⠧⠑⠇⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠤⠎⠑⠁⠀
⠝⠥⠗⠎⠑⠗⠽⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠙⠑⠝⠍⠁⠗⠅⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠀⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠀⠠⠍⠁⠽⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠁⠎⠞⠀
⠉⠥⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠛⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠑⠇

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