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Vapaudesta ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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