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A tragikum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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