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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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