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The Servile State ⠃⠗⠋ 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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