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La vie des abeilles ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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