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La solitude ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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