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The American Union Speaker ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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