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A tragikum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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