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A Democracia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠉⠕⠝⠙⠊⠑⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠑⠭⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠉⠊⠁⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠝⠊⠁⠎⠀
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⠓⠑⠗⠑⠙⠊⠞⠁⠗⠊⠕⠂⠀⠑⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠁⠇⠍⠑⠝⠞⠑⠀⠑⠭⠉⠇⠥⠊⠁⠍⠂⠀
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⠇⠑⠛⠊⠎⠇⠁⠙⠕⠗⠑⠎⠀⠎⠕⠥⠃⠑⠗⠁⠍⠀⠁⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠊⠞⠁⠗⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠊⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠛⠇⠑⠵⠁⠎⠀⠑⠀⠞⠕⠙⠁⠀⠁⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠑⠝⠉⠊⠁
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⠉⠕⠝⠎⠑⠛⠥⠊⠥⠀⠑⠎⠞⠁⠃⠑⠇⠑⠉⠑⠗⠤⠎⠑⠀⠏⠑⠇⠁⠀⠋⠕⠗⠁⠂⠀
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