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On Compromise ⠃⠗⠋ 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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