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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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⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠑⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠉⠑⠎⠀⠙⠑⠥⠭⠀⠛⠕⠥⠧⠑⠗⠝⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠀⠗⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠟⠥⠑⠂⠀⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠗⠑⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀
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