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Vapaudesta ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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