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Ideal Commonwealths ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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