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Maximes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠁⠝⠅⠃⠁⠁⠗⠀⠧⠕⠕⠗⠀⠙⠑⠀⠅⠇⠑⠊⠝⠑⠂⠀⠍⠁⠁⠗⠀⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠃⠊⠚⠝⠁⠀⠝⠊⠑⠍⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠀⠕⠝⠙⠁⠝⠅⠃⠁⠁⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠧⠕⠕⠗⠀⠙⠑⠀⠛⠗⠕⠕⠞⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠉⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠗⠀⠵⠊⠚⠝⠀
⠙⠺⠁⠁⠎⠓⠑⠙⠑⠝⠂⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀⠕⠏⠙⠕⠑⠞⠀⠁⠇⠎⠀
⠃⠑⠎⠍⠑⠞⠞⠑⠇⠊⠚⠅⠑⠀⠵⠊⠑⠅⠞⠑⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠉⠉⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠍⠑⠝⠊⠛⠑⠑⠝⠀⠧⠑⠗⠁⠉⠓⠞⠀⠛⠑⠇⠙⠀⠑⠝⠀⠛⠕⠑⠙⠂⠀⠍⠁⠁⠗⠀
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⠠⠠⠉⠉⠉⠊⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠙⠑⠝⠀⠗⠑⠛⠑⠇⠀⠊⠎⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀⠎⠇⠑⠉⠓⠞⠎
⠀⠃⠊⠚⠀⠕⠝⠃⠑⠞⠑⠑⠅⠑⠝⠑⠝⠙⠑⠀⠛⠑⠇⠑⠛⠑⠝⠓⠑⠙⠑⠝⠂⠀⠙⠁⠞⠀
⠺⠊⠚⠀⠀⠕⠝⠎⠀⠺⠁⠛⠑⠝⠀⠁⠁⠝⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀⠛⠑⠧⠁⠁⠗⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠕⠏⠀
⠙⠑⠝⠀⠎⠉⠓⠊⠚⠝⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠛⠁⠁⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠉⠉⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠓⠕⠑⠧⠑⠑⠇⠀⠛⠕⠑⠙⠎⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀⠕⠝⠎⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠕⠝⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠞⠑⠇⠞⠂⠀
⠝⠊⠍⠍⠑⠗⠀⠧⠑⠗⠞⠑⠇⠞⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀⠕⠝⠎⠀⠊⠑⠞⠎⠀⠀⠝⠊⠑⠥⠺⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠉⠉⠉⠊⠧⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠊⠚⠀⠧⠑⠗⠛⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠙⠊⠅⠺⠊⠚⠇⠎⠀⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀
⠙⠊⠑⠀⠕⠝⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠧⠑⠇⠑⠝⠂⠀⠍⠁⠁⠗⠀⠺⠊⠚⠀⠅⠥⠝⠝⠑⠝⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠀
⠧⠑⠗⠛⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠺⠊⠚⠀⠧⠑⠗⠧⠑⠇⠑⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠉⠉⠉⠧⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠞⠀⠑⠊⠛⠑⠝⠃⠑⠇⠁⠝⠛⠂⠀⠙⠁⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠎⠉⠓⠥⠇⠙⠀⠅⠗⠊⠚⠛⠞⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠁⠇⠀⠕⠝⠵⠑⠀⠺⠁⠝⠙⠁⠙⠑⠝⠂⠀
⠧⠑⠗⠙⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠎⠕⠍⠎⠀⠛⠑⠏⠗⠑⠵⠑⠝⠀⠞⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠑⠝⠀⠺⠑⠛⠑⠝⠎
⠀⠕⠝⠵⠑⠀⠛⠕⠑⠙⠑⠀⠙⠁⠙⠑⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠉⠉⠧⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠑⠝
⠀⠧⠊⠝⠙⠞⠀⠵⠑⠇⠙⠑⠝⠀⠕⠝⠙⠁⠝⠅⠃⠁⠗⠑⠝⠀⠵⠕⠕⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠎⠞⠁⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠺⠑⠇⠀⠞⠑⠀⠙⠕⠑⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠉⠉⠧⠊⠊⠲⠀
⠠⠓⠑⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠛⠑⠏⠁⠎⠞⠀⠞⠗⠕⠞⠎⠉⠓⠀⠞⠑⠝⠀⠕⠏⠵⠊⠉⠓⠞⠑
⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠵⠊⠉⠓⠀⠵⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠁⠇⠎⠀⠃⠑⠇⠁⠉⠓⠑⠇⠊⠚⠅⠀⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀⠞⠑⠝
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