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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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