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Vapaudesta ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠚⠕⠎⠀⠑⠗⠕⠁⠧⠁⠞⠀⠕⠇⠇⠑⠝⠅⠁⠁⠝⠂⠀⠠⠅⠗⠊⠎⠞⠥⠅⠎⠑⠝⠀
⠅⠥⠧⠁⠁⠧⠊⠍⠍⠊⠎⠞⠁⠀⠕⠏⠑⠊⠎⠞⠁⠲⠀⠠⠞⠍⠀⠍⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀
⠏⠁⠗⠑⠍⠏⠊⠀⠅⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠞⠞⠽⠀⠅⠁⠊⠅⠑⠎⠎⠁⠀⠏⠁⠊⠞⠎⠊⠀⠎⠁⠝⠁⠝⠀
⠙⠕⠛⠍⠊⠇⠇⠊⠎⠑⠎⠎⠁⠀⠍⠑⠗⠅⠊⠞⠽⠅⠎⠑⠎⠎⠀⠀⠅⠥⠊⠝⠀⠍⠑⠇⠅⠑⠊⠝
⠀⠅⠥⠅⠁⠁⠝⠀⠝⠊⠊⠞⠀⠝⠅⠚⠝⠀⠅⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠞⠽⠊⠞⠀⠅⠑⠊⠎⠁⠗⠑⠊⠞⠁⠂
⠀⠚⠕⠞⠅⠁⠀⠀⠎⠊⠞⠞⠑⠍⠍⠊⠝⠀⠕⠧⠁⠞⠀⠓⠁⠇⠇⠊⠝⠝⠑⠑⠞⠂⠀
⠧⠁⠊⠝⠕⠎⠊⠀⠅⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠥⠎⠅⠕⠁⠲⠀⠠⠧⠁⠊⠅⠅⠁⠀⠓⠝⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀⠀
⠊⠓⠍⠊⠎⠽⠽⠙⠑⠝⠀⠑⠙⠑⠇⠇⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠀⠧⠕⠊⠞⠞⠕⠚⠑⠝⠀
⠓⠥⠊⠏⠥⠇⠇⠁⠂⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀⠁⠧⠕⠊⠝⠤⠂⠀⠧⠁⠏⠁⠁⠚⠗⠅⠊⠝⠑⠝⠂⠀⠀⠚⠁⠀
⠇⠥⠕⠝⠞⠑⠑⠝⠎⠁⠀⠎⠁⠁⠞⠞⠕⠊⠀⠓⠝⠑⠞⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠎⠞⠝⠀
⠎⠊⠧⠑⠑⠇⠇⠊⠎⠊⠊⠝⠀⠅⠊⠗⠚⠕⠊⠞⠥⠅⠎⠊⠊⠝⠎⠁⠀⠀⠕⠍⠊⠎⠞⠁⠍⠁⠁⠝
⠀⠅⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠊⠓⠁⠝⠞⠑⠑⠝⠂⠀⠑⠊⠀⠓⠝⠀⠅⠥⠊⠞⠑⠝⠅⠁⠁⠝
⠀⠝⠓⠝⠽⠞⠂⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀⠀⠅⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠥⠎⠅⠕⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀⠞⠥⠇⠑⠧⠁⠀
⠓⠽⠧⠅⠎⠊⠀⠑⠊⠅⠀⠏⠁⠓⠁⠅⠎⠊⠀⠍⠁⠁⠊⠇⠍⠁⠇⠇⠑⠂⠀⠚⠕⠞⠁⠀
⠅⠕⠓⠞⠁⠁⠝⠀⠀⠓⠝⠀⠞⠥⠝⠎⠊⠀⠝⠊⠊⠝⠀⠎⠽⠧⠀⠧⠑⠇⠧⠕⠊⠞⠥⠎⠞⠁⠲⠀
⠠⠎⠊⠇⠇⠕⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠽⠓⠞⠑⠊⠎⠅⠥⠝⠝⠁⠝⠀⠞⠥⠝⠎⠊⠀⠓⠝⠀⠀⠕⠇⠑⠧⠁⠝
⠀⠎⠥⠗⠅⠑⠁⠎⠎⠁⠀⠞⠊⠇⠁⠎⠎⠁⠲⠀⠠⠍⠥⠞⠞⠁⠀⠍⠊⠍⠍⠕⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠎⠑⠀
⠕⠇⠊⠅⠁⠁⠝⠂⠀⠝⠅⠊⠀⠓⠝⠂⠀⠑⠇⠊⠀⠀⠁⠚⠁⠞⠞⠑⠇⠊⠀⠝⠅⠑⠧⠝⠎⠂⠀
⠑⠞⠞⠀⠎⠑⠀⠏⠽⠎⠽⠊⠀⠅⠕⠕⠎⠎⠁⠀⠚⠁⠀⠑⠎⠞⠽⠊⠀⠽⠓⠀
⠏⠁⠓⠑⠝⠞⠥⠍⠁⠎⠞⠁⠀⠀⠚⠥⠥⠗⠊⠀⠥⠎⠅⠕⠝⠎⠁⠀⠅⠁⠥⠞⠞⠁⠀
⠏⠑⠗⠊⠞⠞⠽⠊⠓⠊⠝⠀⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠕⠊⠓⠊⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀
⠅⠥⠝⠝⠊⠕⠊⠞⠥⠅⠎⠑⠝⠎⠁⠀⠅⠁⠥⠞⠞⠁⠀⠀⠓⠑⠊⠞⠀⠅⠕⠓⠞⠁⠁⠝⠲⠀
⠠⠊⠓⠍⠊⠎⠅⠥⠝⠝⠁⠝⠀⠓⠁⠇⠇⠊⠞⠎⠊⠚⠁⠝⠁⠀⠏⠊⠞⠊⠀⠓⠝⠀
⠧⠑⠇⠧⠕⠇⠇⠊⠎⠥⠥⠞⠑⠝⠁⠝⠎⠁⠀⠀⠏⠊⠙⠞⠞⠀⠽⠓⠞⠑⠊⠎⠅⠥⠝⠞⠁⠁⠀
⠇⠕⠓⠅⠑⠊⠇⠑⠍⠁⠎⠞⠁⠀⠏⠊⠗⠎⠞⠕⠊⠅⠎⠊⠂⠀⠑⠊⠅⠀⠅⠎⠊⠞⠞⠝⠽⠞⠂⠀

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