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Slavery ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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