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

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