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Slavery ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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