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Lysistrata ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠥⠎⠂⠀⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀
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⠎⠊⠞⠥⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠁⠞⠓⠑⠞⠊⠉⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠀
⠎⠑⠭⠄⠎⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠋⠁⠞⠊⠛⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠽⠂⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠑⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠎⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠁⠗⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠍⠕⠝⠕⠗⠉⠓⠊⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠕⠺⠤⠍⠊⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀
⠍⠑⠝⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠛⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠎⠊⠙⠑⠆⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠊⠗⠇⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠀⠺⠕⠍⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠭⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠁⠎⠞⠀⠕⠃⠧⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠏⠑⠗⠝⠊⠉⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠥⠇⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠧⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀
⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠍⠥⠙⠙⠇⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠁⠉⠅⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠽⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀
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⠙⠑⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠉⠽⠆⠀⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠕⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀
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⠍⠁⠎⠎⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠁⠝⠅⠊⠝⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠞⠎
⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠍⠑⠙⠽⠂⠀⠀
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