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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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⠏⠥⠀⠃⠑⠝⠊⠎⠎⠊⠍⠕⠀⠑⠎⠎⠑⠗⠑⠀⠧⠑⠗⠁⠒⠀⠝⠑⠛⠁⠗⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠕⠂
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⠊⠝⠋⠁⠇⠇⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠆⠀⠤⠤⠀⠼⠃⠲⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠙⠕⠀⠁⠝⠉⠓⠑⠀
⠇⠄⠕⠏⠊⠝⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠗⠊⠙⠕⠞⠞⠁⠀⠁⠇⠀⠀⠎⠊⠇⠑⠝⠵⠊⠕⠀⠋⠕⠎⠎⠑⠀⠥⠝

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