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

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

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