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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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