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A tragikum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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