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Esprit des lois ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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