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Avant et Après ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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