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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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