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Éloge du pet ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠑⠞⠀⠙⠊⠎⠁⠊⠞⠀⠥⠝⠀⠚⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀⠎⠁⠀⠀⠍⠁⠞⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠂⠀⠙⠑⠧⠁⠝⠞⠀
⠇⠁⠟⠥⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠊⠇⠀⠁⠧⠁⠊⠞⠀⠋⠁⠊⠞⠀⠥⠝⠀⠠⠠⠏⠑⠞⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠍⠕⠝⠀⠉⠥⠗⠀⠕⠥⠞⠗⠀⠙⠑⠀⠙⠏⠇⠁⠊⠎⠊⠗⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠞⠁⠊⠞⠀
⠎⠊⠀⠛⠗⠕⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠎⠑⠎⠀⠎⠕⠥⠏⠊⠗⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠧⠕⠽⠁⠝⠞⠀
⠧⠕⠞⠗⠑⠀⠓⠥⠍⠑⠥⠗⠀⠎⠊⠀⠋⠁⠗⠕⠥⠉⠓⠑⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠄⠥⠝
⠀⠙⠄⠑⠥⠭⠀⠎⠑⠀⠧⠕⠽⠁⠝⠞⠀⠗⠙⠥⠊⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠝⠄⠕⠎⠑⠗⠀
⠎⠕⠗⠞⠊⠗⠀⠏⠁⠗⠀⠇⠁⠀⠃⠕⠥⠉⠓⠑⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠕⠗⠞⠊⠞⠀⠏⠁⠗⠀
⠥⠝⠀⠁⠥⠞⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠥⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠇⠄⠊⠍⠍⠕⠗⠞⠑⠇⠀⠠⠉⠇⠍⠑⠝⠞
⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠗⠕⠞⠀⠝⠄⠁⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀⠙⠙⠁⠊⠛⠝⠀⠙⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠧⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑⠗⠀
⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠑⠀⠀⠉⠥⠇⠂⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠑⠀⠏⠑⠞⠀⠑⠞⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠁⠀⠧⠑⠎⠎⠑⠲
⠀⠠⠎⠊⠀⠚⠑⠀⠝⠑⠀⠉⠗⠁⠊⠛⠝⠁⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠀⠀⠉⠑⠀
⠧⠕⠇⠥⠍⠑⠂⠀⠞⠗⠕⠏⠀⠙⠄⠞⠑⠝⠙⠥⠑⠂⠀⠶⠉⠁⠗⠀⠚⠄⠁⠊⠀⠑⠝⠉⠕⠗⠀
⠙⠄⠁⠥⠞⠗⠑⠎⠀⠉⠓⠕⠎⠑⠎⠀⠀⠧⠕⠥⠎⠀⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠶⠀⠚⠑⠀
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⠏⠁⠎⠀⠗⠑⠍⠏⠇⠊⠗⠀⠍⠕⠝⠀⠇⠊⠧⠗⠑⠀⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠄⠑⠎⠏⠗⠊⠞⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀
⠁⠥⠞⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠚⠑⠀⠧⠕⠥⠎⠀⠏⠗⠊⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠧⠕⠊⠗⠂⠀⠏⠕⠥⠗⠀⠉⠑⠀
⠟⠥⠊⠀⠗⠑⠛⠁⠗⠙⠑⠀⠇⠑⠀⠀⠉⠥⠇⠂⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠃⠇⠁⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠼⠃⠙⠲⠀⠑⠞
⠀⠼⠉⠙⠲⠀⠞⠕⠍⠲⠀⠼⠉⠲⠀⠙⠊⠞⠲⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠠⠓⠁⠽⠑⠂⠀⠼⠁⠛⠊⠁⠲⠀
⠊⠝⠤⠼⠁⠃⠲⠂⠀⠀⠇⠑⠀⠃⠇⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠼⠉⠑⠲⠂⠀⠏⠕⠥⠗⠀⠇⠑⠀⠏⠑⠞⠀⠑⠞
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⠀⠀⠉⠥⠗⠊⠑⠥⠭⠀⠙⠄⠽⠀⠧⠕⠊⠗⠀⠇⠑⠀⠉⠲⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠁⠗⠇⠑⠗⠀⠙⠥⠀
⠏⠑⠞⠀⠎⠁⠝⠎⠀⠏⠁⠗⠇⠑⠗⠀⠙⠥⠀⠉⠥⠇⠂⠀⠉⠄⠑⠎⠞⠀⠙⠉⠗⠊⠗⠑⠀
⠠⠗⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠁⠝⠎⠀⠏⠁⠗⠇⠑⠗⠀⠙⠥⠀⠀⠠⠉⠁⠏⠊⠞⠕⠇⠑⠂⠀⠊⠇⠀⠋⠁⠥⠞
⠀⠙⠕⠝⠉⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠚⠑⠀⠋⠁⠎⠎⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝⠀⠇⠕⠛⠑⠀⠑⠝⠀⠙⠑⠥⠭⠀
⠍⠕⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀⠑⠎⠞⠀⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠇⠁⠀⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀

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