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Emile ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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