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Maximes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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