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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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