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La solitude ⠃⠗⠋ 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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