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Science from an Easy Chair ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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