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On Compromise ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠶⠀⠏⠻⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠔
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⠥⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠐⠡⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠮⠀⠋⠔⠁⠇⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠥⠍⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷
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⠎⠁⠽⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠦⠀⠏⠗⠁⠽⠻⠀⠊⠎⠀⠹⠊⠎⠂⠤⠤⠄⠠⠃⠑⠀⠭⠀⠍⠽⠀⠺⠀⠞⠀
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