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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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