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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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