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

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

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