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Maximes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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