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Black is soon to have a substantial material advantage with the promotion of the a-pawn. White cannot stop the promotion but does he have a perpetual to force the draw ?

Draw by Perpetual check. The King cannot flee from the attention of the Rook. The Rook cannot be captured when it is checking at a5, b5, c5, d5 because of the discovered attack leading to the loss of the Queen and a certain draw. An ingenius defence.