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La libertà ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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