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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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