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Science & Education: Essays ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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