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Intermèdes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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