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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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⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠎⠊⠭⠞⠑⠑⠝⠞⠓⠀⠉⠑⠝⠞⠥⠗⠽⠂
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⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠑⠙⠂⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀⠁⠝⠀⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀
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⠥⠝⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠺⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠊⠇⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠋⠊⠭⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠁⠎⠊⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀
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