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A tragikum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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