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Vapaudesta ⠃⠗⠋ 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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