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Slavery ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠂⠀⠭⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠀⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠱⠕⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠁⠀⠙⠑⠏⠗⠁⠧⠫⠀⠍⠁⠝⠆⠀⠿⠀⠀⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠙⠀⠭⠀
⠥⠝⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠳⠎⠇⠽⠂⠀⠯⠂⠀⠌⠊⠇⠇⠀⠍⠂⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠙⠀⠭⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠋⠀⠀⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠻⠎⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠇⠑⠜⠝⠫⠀
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⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠆⠀⠯⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠍⠢⠀⠁⠗⠑
⠀⠷⠞⠢⠀⠙⠜⠅⠢⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠀
⠊⠝⠁⠥⠎⠏⠊⠉⠊⠳⠎⠀⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠢⠉⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠍⠢⠀⠓⠀⠏⠜⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠗⠑⠓⠢⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠐⠎⠀
⠙⠥⠞⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠏⠜⠞⠁⠅⠑⠂⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
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⠿⠉⠑⠀⠾⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠁⠉⠞⠎⠀⠔⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠐⠎⠀⠀
⠏⠜⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠜⠀⠙⠥⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠵⠀⠮⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠂⠀⠔⠀⠛⠗⠁⠎⠏⠬⠀
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⠃⠽⠀⠛⠊⠧⠬⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠐⠕⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠂⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕
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⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠏⠜⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠜⠀⠑⠭⠻⠉⠊⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠁⠝⠹⠗⠕⠏⠽⠂⠀
⠿⠛⠑⠞⠎⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠙⠥⠞⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠺⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠧⠊⠕⠇⠁⠞⠑⠀⠸⠍⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠑⠏⠞⠎⠀⠔⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀
⠑⠁⠛⠻⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠜⠗⠽⠀⠐⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠻⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠝⠥⠍⠻⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠛⠊⠧⠢⠀⠷⠀⠮
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