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Citizen or subject? ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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