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Fra Contadini ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠀⠙⠑⠊⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠊⠀⠁⠇⠊⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠗⠊⠀
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⠏⠕⠏⠕⠇⠁⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠀⠉⠗⠑⠎⠉⠑⠗⠑⠃⠃⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠑⠂⠀⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠉⠁⠗⠑⠎⠞⠊⠁⠀⠉⠕⠝⠀⠑⠎⠎⠁⠲
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⠋⠊⠛⠇⠊⠂⠀⠕⠀⠝⠑⠀⠀⠋⠁⠉⠉⠊⠁⠝⠕⠀⠎⠕⠇⠞⠁⠝⠞⠕⠀⠟⠥⠑⠊⠀
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