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A tragikum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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