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Intermèdes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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