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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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