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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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