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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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