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