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Laws ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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