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Vapaudesta ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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