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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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⠏⠕⠎⠞⠑⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠏⠊⠇⠇⠁⠗⠙⠑⠎⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠛⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠕⠥⠎⠀
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