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Vapaudesta ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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