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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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