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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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