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Science & Education: Essays ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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