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Citizen or subject? ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀⠠⠠⠽⠕⠗⠅⠀⠠⠠⠃⠁⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠲⠲⠲⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
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⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠛⠕⠧⠑⠗⠝⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠞
⠀⠏⠑⠗⠊⠎⠓⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠠⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀⠠⠠⠽⠕⠗⠅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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