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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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