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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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