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Lysistrata ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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