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Philoctète ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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