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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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⠠⠋⠻⠢⠉⠵⠝⠑⠅⠀⠎⠀⠛⠗⠋⠀⠀⠠⠙⠑⠎⠎⠑⠺⠋⠋⠽⠀⠠⠚⠵⠎⠑⠋⠝⠑⠅⠀
⠑⠛⠽⠍⠎⠎⠁⠇⠀⠧⠇⠞⠕⠞⠞⠀⠇⠑⠧⠑⠇⠑⠊⠃⠢⠀⠊⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠵⠀
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⠍⠑⠛⠁⠝⠝⠽⠊⠀⠞⠝⠽⠑⠵⠚⠞⠲⠀⠠⠅⠑⠵⠙⠑⠞⠃⠢⠀⠛⠽⠀⠇⠞⠎⠵⠊⠅⠂⠀

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