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Science from an Easy Chair ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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