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Ideal Commonwealths ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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