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

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

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