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Philoctète ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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