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Notes d'une mère ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠇⠥⠊⠀⠁⠗⠗⠊⠧⠑⠗⠁⠀⠍⠁⠇⠓⠑⠥⠗⠖⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀⠏⠗⠑⠝⠙⠀⠇⠁⠀
⠏⠑⠞⠊⠞⠑⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠎⠑⠎⠀⠃⠗⠁⠎⠀⠑⠞⠀⠇⠁⠀⠍⠕⠝⠞⠑⠀
⠇⠄⠑⠎⠉⠁⠇⠊⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀⠇⠄⠁⠎⠎⠊⠑⠙⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠁⠏⠲⠀
⠤⠤⠠⠕⠀⠞⠄⠑⠎⠤⠞⠥⠀⠋⠁⠊⠞⠀⠍⠁⠇⠂⠀⠙⠊⠎⠤⠇⠑⠀⠀⠏⠁⠏⠁⠂⠀⠍⠁⠀
⠉⠓⠗⠊⠑⠦⠀⠠⠝⠕⠥⠎⠀⠁⠇⠇⠕⠝⠎⠀⠽⠀⠍⠑⠞⠞⠗⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠆⠀⠕⠂⠀⠕⠦⠀⠀⠤⠤⠁⠀⠝⠑⠀⠍⠑⠀⠋⠁⠊⠞⠀⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀
⠃⠊⠑⠝⠀⠍⠁⠇⠂⠀⠙⠊⠞⠀⠇⠄⠑⠝⠋⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠝⠑⠀⠎⠑⠀⠎⠕⠥⠉⠊⠑
⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠆⠀⠍⠁⠊⠎⠲⠲⠲⠀⠚⠄⠁⠊⠀⠥⠝⠀⠏⠑⠥⠀
⠍⠁⠇⠀⠇⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠍⠕⠝⠞⠗⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝⠀⠑⠎⠞⠕⠍⠁⠉⠲⠀⠀
⠤⠤⠠⠏⠗⠏⠁⠗⠑⠤⠇⠥⠊⠀⠇⠑⠀⠟⠥⠁⠗⠞⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠀⠧⠑⠗⠗⠑⠀⠙⠄⠑⠁⠥⠀
⠙⠑⠀⠋⠇⠑⠥⠗⠎⠀⠙⠄⠕⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠁⠧⠑⠉⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠉⠕⠥⠏⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠗⠑⠂⠀⠠⠞⠓⠗⠎⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀⠇⠁⠀⠗⠑⠍⠑⠞⠞⠗⠁⠲⠀⠀⠠⠥⠝⠀⠉⠇⠁⠊⠗
⠀⠙⠑⠀⠚⠕⠊⠑⠀⠃⠗⠊⠇⠇⠁⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠽⠑⠥⠭⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠠⠚⠥⠇⠊⠑⠞⠞⠑⠆⠀⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠎⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠉⠓⠁⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠁⠀
⠏⠕⠊⠞⠗⠊⠝⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝⠀⠏⠗⠑⠀⠑⠞⠀⠎⠑⠀⠋⠊⠞⠀⠉⠇⠊⠝⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀
⠤⠤⠠⠛⠁⠃⠗⠊⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠁⠥⠎⠎⠊⠀⠑⠎⠞⠀⠞⠕⠍⠃⠑⠂⠀⠋⠊⠞⠀
⠕⠃⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠗⠀⠠⠍⠍⠑⠀⠠⠞⠓⠗⠎⠑⠂⠀⠑⠝⠀⠍⠑⠞⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠙⠥⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠗⠑⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠥⠝⠀⠧⠑⠗⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠤⠤⠠⠕⠓⠖⠀⠍⠁⠙⠁⠍⠑⠖⠀
⠎⠄⠉⠗⠊⠁⠀⠠⠛⠁⠃⠗⠊⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠀⠁⠊⠗⠀⠋⠉⠓⠆⠀⠊⠇⠀⠝⠄⠽⠀
⠁⠧⠁⠊⠞⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠎⠕⠊⠝⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠑⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠖⠀⠠⠚⠑⠀⠝⠑⠀⠎⠥⠊⠎
⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠟⠥⠑⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠍⠃⠑⠂⠀⠧⠕⠥⠎⠀⠝⠄⠁⠧⠑⠵⠀⠍⠍⠑⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀
⠑⠥⠀⠇⠑⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠍⠑⠀⠧⠕⠊⠗⠀⠀⠞⠑⠗⠗⠑⠖⠀⠀⠤⠤⠠⠧⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠞⠑⠎⠤⠧⠕⠥⠎⠀⠋⠁⠊⠞⠀⠙⠥⠀⠍⠁⠇⠦⠀⠀⠤⠤⠠⠚⠁⠍⠁⠊⠎⠀⠚⠑⠀⠝⠑⠀
⠍⠑⠀⠋⠁⠊⠎⠀⠙⠥⠀⠍⠁⠇⠂⠀⠍⠕⠊⠖⠀⠚⠑⠀⠞⠕⠍⠃⠑⠂⠀⠍⠑⠀⠗⠑⠇⠧⠑⠆
⠀⠁⠀⠝⠑⠀⠧⠁⠥⠞⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀⠇⠁⠀⠏⠑⠊⠝⠑⠀⠟⠥⠄⠕⠝⠀⠽⠀⠋⠁⠎⠎⠑⠀

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