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The Servile State ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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