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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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