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Une bibliothèque ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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