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Philoctète ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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