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La vie simple ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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