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Laws ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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