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Our Benevolent Feudalism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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