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A tragikum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠍⠑⠛⠗⠧⠊⠙⠊⠞⠧⠑⠀⠗⠵⠊⠀⠓⠁⠞⠁⠇⠍⠞⠂⠀⠞⠑⠅⠔⠞⠇⠽⠞⠂⠀⠁⠏⠁⠊⠀
⠎⠀⠅⠊⠗⠇⠽⠊⠀⠚⠕⠛⠁⠊⠞⠀⠎⠀⠀⠥⠞⠚⠗⠁⠀⠊⠝⠙⠥⠇⠂⠀⠏⠻⠃⠑⠀
⠅⠑⠧⠻⠫⠊⠅⠀⠇⠝⠽⠁⠊⠧⠁⠇⠂⠀⠁⠀⠎⠵⠑⠇⠑⠅⠅⠑⠇⠂⠀⠁⠀⠧⠊⠓⠜⠗⠁⠇
⠀⠧⠛⠗⠑⠀⠀⠎⠀⠝⠽⠕⠍⠕⠗⠥⠇⠞⠁⠃⠃⠀⠇⠑⠎⠵⠀⠁⠀⠧⠁⠅⠝⠇⠂⠀⠁⠵⠀
⠑⠎⠵⠑⠇⠎⠝⠇⠂⠀⠎⠁⠚⠞⠀⠃⠕⠇⠕⠝⠙⠚⠝⠇⠂⠀⠀⠎⠵⠑⠛⠝⠽⠑⠃⠃⠀⠁⠀
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⠧⠞⠎⠛⠗⠞⠂⠀⠁⠀⠍⠗⠞⠀⠓⠕⠵⠕⠍⠝⠽⠀⠝⠇⠅⠇⠂⠀⠅⠊⠞⠁⠛⠁⠙⠧⠁⠀
⠁⠙⠞⠁⠀⠀⠋⠗⠚⠓⠑⠵⠀⠠⠅⠕⠗⠙⠇⠊⠞⠂⠀⠓⠁⠝⠑⠍⠀⠅⠝⠽⠎⠵⠻⠀
⠅⠧⠑⠞⠅⠑⠵⠍⠝⠽⠑⠇⠀⠑⠛⠎⠵⠀⠑⠗⠅⠇⠉⠎⠊⠀⠀⠍⠊⠧⠕⠇⠞⠝⠁⠅⠲⠀
⠠⠑⠵⠀⠁⠵⠀⠀⠑⠗⠅⠇⠉⠎⠊⠀⠞⠜⠞⠁⠇⠍⠝⠁⠅⠀⠎⠵⠻⠞⠑⠇⠢⠎⠛⠑⠀⠵⠊⠀
⠞⠀⠎⠀⠞⠗⠊⠀⠀⠎⠑⠍⠍⠊⠧⠀⠃⠕⠗⠵⠁⠎⠵⠞⠀⠧⠇⠎⠛⠕⠅⠕⠝⠀⠞⠀⠎⠀
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⠥⠛⠽⠁⠝⠁⠵⠗⠞⠀⠁⠀⠧⠞⠎⠛⠗⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠮⠇⠇⠕⠞⠀⠗⠢⠙⠎⠵⠻⠔⠞⠀
⠁⠀⠋⠇⠞⠎⠀⠞⠗⠁⠛⠕⠫⠊⠚⠝⠁⠅⠀⠍⠕⠝⠙⠚⠅⠲⠀⠠⠓⠕⠛⠽⠀⠑⠗⠗⠑⠀
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⠠⠕⠮⠇⠇⠕⠀⠋⠇⠞⠎⠑⠀⠍⠎⠂⠀⠍⠔⠞⠀⠑⠛⠽⠀⠅⠕⠝⠅⠗⠞⠀⠑⠎⠑⠞⠃⠢⠀⠁
⠀⠝⠁⠛⠽⠀⠎⠵⠻⠑⠇⠑⠍⠀⠀⠧⠊⠎⠵⠚⠁⠂⠀⠝⠑⠛⠁⠞⠊⠧⠀⠕⠇⠙⠁⠇⠁⠂⠀
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⠍⠕⠍⠢⠞⠥⠍⠀⠝⠑⠍⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠋⠇⠞⠎⠃⠢⠂⠀⠓⠁⠝⠑⠍⠀⠁⠀⠎⠵⠻⠑⠇⠑⠍
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