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La libertà ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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