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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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⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀⠀⠛⠗⠁⠝⠙⠊⠕⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠓⠑⠎⠀⠑⠞⠀
⠇⠑⠎⠀⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀⠇⠕⠊⠛⠝⠎⠂⠀⠎⠄⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠊⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠀
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