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Lysistrata ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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