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Lysistrata ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠀⠓⠕⠍⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽⠂⠀⠀⠭⠀⠺⠀⠏⠻⠓⠁⠏⠎⠀⠝⠀⠁⠌⠕⠝⠊⠩⠀
⠮⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠑⠜⠀⠞⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠀⠝⠕⠀
⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠋⠥⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞⠀⠏⠜⠞⠥⠗⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠍⠀⠷⠞⠢⠀⠗⠑⠏⠇⠁⠉⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀
⠹⠁⠝⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠐⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠧⠁⠌⠀⠍⠥⠇⠞⠊⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠔⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠢⠞⠀⠽⠑⠜⠎⠀⠷⠀⠏⠁⠞⠢⠞⠀⠊⠝⠋⠁⠝⠞⠤⠋⠕⠕⠙⠎⠀⠯⠀⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠏⠜⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠉⠪⠄⠎⠀⠍⠊⠇⠅⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀
⠙⠑⠍⠕⠝⠌⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠮⠀⠑⠭⠞⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠀⠍⠕⠙⠻⠝⠀⠺⠕⠍⠢⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠬⠀⠔⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠆⠀⠯⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠗⠑⠍⠑⠍⠃⠻⠫⠀⠀⠞⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠥⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠫⠀
⠔⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠘⠹⠀⠱⠕⠀⠀⠸⠉⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠙
⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠕⠃⠇⠊⠛⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠵⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠭⠉⠥⠎⠑⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠊⠞⠥⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠑⠏⠇⠕⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠑⠝⠳⠛⠓⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠀⠙⠳⠃⠞⠀⠁⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠏⠻⠉⠢⠞⠁⠛⠑⠀⠷⠀
⠹⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠑⠀⠔⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠋⠑⠫⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠁⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠙⠑⠋⠑⠉⠞⠎⠆⠀⠃⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠍⠥⠌⠀⠝⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠷⠀⠀⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠗⠥⠹⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀
⠙⠑⠛⠢⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀⠙⠑⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠋⠥⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠬⠀⠁⠉⠉⠳⠝⠞⠀
⠿⠀⠀⠃⠀⠁⠀⠞⠗⠊⠋⠇⠬⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠀⠷⠀⠘⠹⠀⠱⠕⠂⠀⠑⠀⠽⠑⠜⠂⠀⠓⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠳⠗⠎⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠀⠃⠕⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠌⠑⠁⠙⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠌⠀⠔⠀
⠮⠀⠋⠑⠫⠬⠀⠷⠀⠸⠮⠀⠊⠝⠋⠁⠝⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠿⠂⠀⠾⠀⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠇⠁⠉⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠌⠁⠃⠇⠊⠩⠫⠀⠔⠀⠑⠀
⠺⠕⠍⠁⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠀⠁⠥⠹⠕⠗⠊⠞⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠕⠏⠔⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠀⠦⠱⠢⠀⠉⠜⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠑⠭⠻⠉⠊⠎⠫⠀⠯⠀
⠁⠙⠑⠟⠥⠁⠞⠑⠀⠁⠞⠞⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠏⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠜⠽⠀

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