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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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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠶⠇⠑⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
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