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Lysistrata ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠺⠕⠍⠑⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠊⠗⠇⠎⠂⠀⠞⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠧⠊⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠇⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠊⠇⠽⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠃⠕⠙⠊⠇⠽⠀⠀
⠁⠙⠁⠏⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠑⠶⠀⠠⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠍⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎
⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠕⠍⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠕⠏⠑⠝
⠀⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠑⠞⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠑⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠓⠕⠎⠞⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠋⠕⠎⠞⠑⠗⠑⠙
⠀⠃⠽⠀⠶⠁⠶⠂⠀⠶⠉⠶⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠶⠙⠶⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠋⠶⠀⠠⠁⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠁⠃⠝⠕⠗⠍⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠎⠕⠀⠁⠉⠥⠞⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠓⠊⠑⠋⠀⠋⠥⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠑⠭⠥⠁⠇⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠛⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠁⠗⠛⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠂⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠠⠏⠥⠗⠊⠞⠁⠝⠊⠎⠍⠂⠀⠚⠑⠁⠇⠕⠥⠎⠽
⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠗⠊⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠓⠕⠎⠞⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠇⠑⠂⠀⠺⠊⠎⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠇⠁⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀
⠑⠍⠁⠝⠉⠊⠏⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠦⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠛⠶⠀⠠⠁⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠠⠋⠑⠍⠊⠝⠊⠎⠍⠂⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠉⠓⠊⠑⠋⠇⠽⠀⠃⠽
⠀⠶⠁⠶⠂⠀⠶⠉⠶⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠶⠙⠶⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠇⠽⠀
⠗⠑⠊⠝⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠶⠑⠶⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠶⠋⠶⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠁⠀⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠗⠁⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠶⠃⠶⠀⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠁⠞⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠉⠇⠁⠊⠍⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠗⠥⠊⠞⠀⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠽⠂⠀⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠞⠗⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀

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