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Science & Education: Essays ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠀⠏⠗⠑⠏⠜⠁⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀
⠞⠗⠁⠔⠬⠀⠱⠊⠡⠂⠀⠵⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠫⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠀
⠑⠎⠎⠢⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠋⠥⠇⠀⠏⠥⠗⠎⠥⠊⠞⠀⠷⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠍⠕⠌⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠏⠗⠷⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠙⠊⠉⠥⠍
⠀⠷⠀⠊⠝⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠀⠛⠊⠧⠢⠀⠵⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠝⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠇⠀⠅⠀⠯⠀⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠊⠏⠇⠔⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀
⠎⠉⠊⠢⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠑⠁⠇⠞⠀⠾⠀⠵⠀
⠍⠻⠑⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠺⠕⠗⠅⠂⠀⠭⠀⠺⠀⠃⠑⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠀
⠭⠂⠀⠃⠀⠞⠕⠀⠌⠊⠉⠅⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠁⠞⠔⠀⠠⠛⠗⠁⠍⠍⠜⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀
⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠏⠗⠑⠞⠢⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠝⠽⠹⠬⠀⠃⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠺⠕⠗⠅⠲
⠀⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠃⠢⠑⠋⠊⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀⠞⠗⠁⠔⠬⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠳⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠎⠎⠢⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠞⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠞⠗⠁⠔⠬⠀
⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠒⠀⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠍⠔⠙⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠡⠕⠇⠜⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠃⠗⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠀
⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠾⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠂⠀⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠝⠀⠍⠻⠑⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠇⠙⠀⠁⠀⠹⠬⠂⠀⠃⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀
⠕⠺⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠯⠀⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠹⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠀⠯⠀⠝⠕
⠀⠕⠮⠗⠺⠊⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠊⠜⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀
⠎⠉⠊⠢⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀⠞⠗⠁⠔⠬⠂⠀⠞⠀⠔⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠭⠀⠸⠉⠀
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⠱⠁⠞⠎⠕⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠃⠗⠬⠬⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠍⠔⠙⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠉⠞⠀⠾⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠎⠬⠀⠮⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠌⠀⠿⠍⠀⠷⠀⠊⠝⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀
⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠔⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠬⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠇⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠋⠀
⠏⠜⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠜⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠅⠝⠪⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠊⠍⠍⠫⠊⠁⠞⠑⠀

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