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Philoctète ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠏⠁⠞⠓⠞⠊⠟⠥⠑⠲⠤⠤⠠⠊⠇⠎⠀⠀⠉⠥⠑⠊⠇⠇⠁⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠥⠎⠎⠊⠞⠞⠀
⠞⠕⠥⠞⠑⠀⠋⠇⠑⠥⠗⠀⠙⠎⠊⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀⠎⠁⠝⠎⠀⠎⠕⠥⠉⠊⠀
⠟⠥⠄⠑⠝⠞⠗⠑⠀⠇⠑⠥⠗⠎⠀⠀⠍⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠞⠊⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠝⠑⠀⠋⠞⠀
⠞⠗⠕⠏⠀⠧⠊⠞⠑⠀⠋⠁⠝⠑⠲⠤⠤⠠⠓⠑⠥⠗⠑⠥⠭⠀⠉⠑⠥⠭⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑
⠀⠑⠥⠭⠀⠀⠏⠕⠥⠗⠗⠕⠝⠞⠀⠁⠊⠍⠑⠗⠀⠎⠁⠝⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠖⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠎⠀⠑⠝⠀⠞⠁⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠏⠑⠊⠝⠑⠀⠋⠁⠞⠊⠛⠥⠎⠆⠤⠤⠉⠁⠗⠀⠉⠑⠀⠀
⠝⠄⠑⠎⠞⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠇⠄⠁⠍⠕⠥⠗⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠉⠑⠀⠝⠄⠑⠎⠞⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀
⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠇⠑⠀⠏⠉⠓⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠎⠄⠑⠝⠀⠀⠗⠑⠏⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠂⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀
⠋⠁⠞⠊⠛⠥⠑⠲⠀⠠⠙⠕⠝⠉⠀⠊⠇⠎⠀⠁⠧⠁⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠏⠗⠊⠎⠀⠉⠑⠞⠞⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠥⠞⠥⠍⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠗⠑⠛⠁⠗⠙⠑⠗⠀⠀⠃⠊⠑⠝⠀⠏⠑⠥⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀
⠑⠁⠥⠭⠀⠙⠥⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠀⠇⠑⠥⠗⠎⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠋⠇⠕⠞⠞⠁⠝⠞⠑⠎⠆⠀
⠑⠞⠀⠇⠑⠥⠗⠀⠚⠕⠊⠑⠀⠀⠀⠑⠥⠭⠀⠇⠑⠥⠗⠀⠧⠑⠝⠁⠊⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠇⠄⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠞⠗⠊⠎⠞⠑⠎⠎⠑⠆⠀⠊⠇⠎⠀⠝⠑⠀⠎⠑⠀
⠎⠕⠥⠧⠑⠝⠁⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠃⠁⠊⠎⠑⠗⠎⠀⠑⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎
⠀⠟⠥⠄⠕⠝⠀⠏⠑⠥⠞⠀⠗⠑⠋⠁⠊⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀⠽⠀⠑⠥⠞⠀⠁⠇⠕⠗⠎⠀⠥⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠕⠀⠇⠑⠥⠗⠎⠀⠧⠊⠑⠎⠀⠧⠗⠁⠊⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠎⠑⠀
⠋⠕⠝⠙⠊⠗⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠉⠄⠞⠁⠊⠞⠀⠁⠥⠀⠎⠕⠇⠎⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀⠙⠄⠞⠆⠀⠀
⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠇⠄⠁⠊⠗⠀⠞⠕⠥⠞⠀⠃⠇⠑⠥⠂⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠓⠁⠥⠞⠑⠎⠀
⠃⠗⠁⠝⠉⠓⠑⠎⠀⠁⠥⠤⠙⠑⠎⠎⠥⠎⠀⠙⠄⠑⠥⠭⠀⠁⠧⠁⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠀
⠛⠗⠁⠉⠊⠇⠊⠞⠎⠀⠎⠕⠥⠧⠑⠗⠁⠊⠝⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠀⠠⠝⠕⠞⠗⠑⠀
⠑⠝⠝⠥⠊⠀⠧⠊⠝⠞⠀⠎⠥⠗⠞⠕⠥⠞⠀⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠙⠥⠀⠃⠕⠝⠓⠑⠥⠗⠀⠙⠑⠎
⠀⠁⠥⠞⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠙⠕⠝⠞⠀⠝⠕⠥⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠝⠑⠀⠧⠕⠥⠇⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀
⠏⠕⠥⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠏⠁⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠖⠀⠞⠖⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀⠋⠁⠥⠙⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀
⠉⠓⠁⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠉⠑⠇⠁⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠀⠥⠝⠀⠉⠁⠝⠞⠊⠟⠥⠑⠲⠤⠤⠠⠉⠊⠝⠟⠀
⠓⠑⠥⠗⠑⠎⠆⠤⠤⠚⠑⠀⠀⠍⠑⠀⠎⠥⠊⠎⠀⠇⠑⠧⠆⠀⠧⠕⠊⠉⠊⠀⠇⠄⠁⠥⠃⠑⠂⠀

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