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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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