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Essai sur l'éducation des aveugles ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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