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La mer ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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