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La libertà ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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