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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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⠉⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠀⠏⠑⠝⠙⠁⠝⠞⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠞⠑⠍⠏⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠥⠧⠑⠀⠙⠑
⠀⠇⠄⠊⠝⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠊⠛⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠥⠇⠑⠎⠀⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀
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⠙⠄⠁⠃⠁⠝⠙⠕⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠊⠎⠂⠀⠑⠝⠞⠗⠎⠀⠑⠝⠀⠀
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