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Minerva e lo scimmione ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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