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L'ami ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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