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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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