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A tragikum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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

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