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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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⠎⠑⠑⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀
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