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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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