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Lysistrata ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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