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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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