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Lysistrata ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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