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Une bibliothèque ⠃⠗⠋ 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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