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Les énigmes de l'Univers ⠃⠗⠋ 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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