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Ideal Commonwealths ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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