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La solitude ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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