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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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⠏⠗⠕⠋⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠧⠑⠗⠊⠞⠲⠀⠠⠇⠁⠀⠧⠑⠗⠊⠞⠀⠉⠕⠎⠀
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