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By What Authority? ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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