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L'illusion libérale ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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