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Laws ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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