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La fin de l'art ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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

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