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Maximes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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