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A Democracia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠕⠎⠀⠙⠑⠍⠁⠊⠎⠀⠞⠊⠞⠥⠇⠁⠗⠑⠎⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀⠋⠥⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀
⠎⠥⠏⠑⠗⠊⠕⠗⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠏⠕⠎⠎⠥⠑⠀⠥⠍⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠊⠞⠕⠀⠙⠑⠀⠧⠑⠞⠕⠀
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⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠊⠕⠲⠀⠠⠓⠁⠍⠊⠇⠞⠕⠝⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠕⠝⠙⠊⠁⠤⠇⠓⠑⠎⠀⠟⠥⠑
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⠏⠁⠗⠁⠇⠽⠎⠁⠎⠎⠑⠀⠞⠕⠙⠁⠀⠁⠀⠁⠉⠕⠀⠑⠭⠑⠉⠥⠞⠊⠧⠁⠀⠙⠄⠥⠍⠁⠀
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