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Science from an Easy Chair ⠃⠗⠋ 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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