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On Compromise ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠁⠞⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠤⠤⠞⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠗⠑⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞
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⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠗⠑⠉⠅⠕⠝⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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