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A tragikum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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