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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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