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La fin de l'art ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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