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Slavery: letters and speeches ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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