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Slavery ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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