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La libertà ⠃⠗⠋ 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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