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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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