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The American Union Speaker ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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