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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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