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On Compromise ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠝⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠌⠢⠞⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀
⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠽⠆⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠢⠽⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠇⠁⠺⠀⠞⠀
⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠀⠁⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠀⠷⠀⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠑⠎⠎⠆⠀⠃⠀
⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠥⠗⠛⠑⠀⠞⠀⠾⠔⠀⠞⠂⠀⠮⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠕⠗⠙⠻⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠗⠕⠕⠍⠀⠿⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠅⠔⠙⠎⠀⠯⠀
⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀⠊⠝⠧⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠍⠢⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠽
⠀⠕⠗⠀⠥⠝⠓⠁⠏⠏⠽⠀⠁⠉⠉⠊⠙⠢⠞⠲⠀⠠⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠧⠻⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠇⠁⠺⠀⠋⠊⠭⠬⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠎⠑⠇⠽⠀⠮⠀⠍⠀⠕⠗⠀⠮⠀
⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠆⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀⠓⠪⠀⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠷⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠷⠀⠮⠍⠀⠁⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠥⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠩⠁⠇⠇⠀⠍⠑⠑⠞⠀⠾⠂⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠱⠢⠀⠭⠀
⠩⠁⠇⠇⠀⠍⠑⠑⠞⠀⠾⠀⠮⠍⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠌⠬⠥⠊⠩⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠢⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠯⠀⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀
⠌⠑⠏⠎⠀⠔⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠛⠊⠧⠢⠀
⠐⠞⠆⠀⠀⠃⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠊⠝⠑⠧⠊⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠀⠘⠹⠀⠏⠕⠞⠢⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠊⠎⠫⠲⠀⠠⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀
⠁⠝⠽⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠞⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠸⠓⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠗⠷⠊⠞⠀⠷⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠀⠮⠀⠊⠝⠧⠢⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠯⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠕⠧⠬⠀
⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠃⠕⠗⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠸⠺⠦⠀⠠⠞⠀⠠⠞⠥⠗⠛⠕⠞⠂⠀⠀⠿⠀
⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠴⠀⠮⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠞⠀⠑⠧⠻⠀⠇⠊⠧⠫⠀⠱⠕⠀
⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠍⠀⠀⠿⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀⠁⠇⠇⠪⠫
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠂⠀⠯⠀⠎⠏⠜⠫⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠁⠀⠉⠁⠞⠁⠉⠇⠽⠎⠍⠦⠀⠀
⠠⠝⠕⠂⠤⠤⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠏⠊⠎⠤⠁⠇⠇⠻⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
⠁⠎⠎⠥⠗⠫⠇⠽⠀⠝⠀⠍⠕⠧⠫⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀
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