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La mer ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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