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Avant et Après ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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