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Philoctète ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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