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Philoctète ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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