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Lysistrata ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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