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Intermèdes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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