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Essais sur la necessité et les moyens de plaire ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠛⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠀⠟⠥⠄⠕⠝⠀⠧⠕⠥⠎⠀⠍⠁⠗⠟⠥⠑⠂⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠇⠕⠥⠁⠝⠛⠑⠎⠀
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⠁⠧⠑⠉⠀⠇⠕⠛⠑⠂⠀⠀⠎⠕⠊⠞⠀⠑⠝⠀⠧⠕⠥⠎⠀⠑⠝⠛⠁⠛⠑⠁⠝⠞⠀⠀
⠍⠑⠞⠞⠗⠑⠀⠁⠥⠀⠚⠕⠥⠗⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠞⠁⠇⠑⠝⠎⠀⠍⠙⠊⠕⠉⠗⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠊⠀
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