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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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⠉⠕⠝⠌⠊⠞⠥⠢⠞⠀⠏⠜⠞⠎⠀⠓⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠁⠋⠋⠔⠊⠞⠽⠀⠐⠕⠀⠀⠿⠀⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗
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