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Nature readers ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠁⠎⠞⠗⠕⠝⠕⠍⠽⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠞
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠥⠎⠞⠕⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠀
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