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Lysistrata ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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