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A tragikum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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