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Hier et demain ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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