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Ames dormantes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠋⠁⠉⠥⠇⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠥⠊⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠀⠉⠑⠞⠞⠑⠀⠀
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⠉⠄⠑⠎⠞⠀⠇⠑⠀⠗⠑⠏⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠁⠀⠕⠥⠧⠑⠗⠞⠀⠀⠇⠁⠀⠠⠏⠗⠊⠀
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⠗⠑⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠃⠊⠑⠝⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠞⠑⠍⠏⠎⠀⠀⠛⠑⠝⠕⠥⠭⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠊⠝⠝⠕⠉⠑⠝⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠥⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠥⠎⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠗⠑⠏⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠎⠂
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