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Citizen or subject? ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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