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Thinking as a Science ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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