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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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⠍⠕⠮⠗⠓⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠙⠕⠍⠑⠌⠊⠉⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠱⠕⠂⠀⠔⠀⠸⠮
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⠀⠺⠕⠍⠢⠀⠯⠀⠛⠊⠗⠇⠎⠂⠀⠞⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠔⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀⠇⠁⠞⠞⠻⠀⠞
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⠁⠙⠁⠏⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠑⠶⠀⠠⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠍⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀
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⠉⠕⠍⠏⠑⠞⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠾⠀⠍⠢⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠀⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠓⠕⠌⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠋⠕⠌⠻⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠶⠁⠶⠂⠀⠶⠉⠶⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠶⠙⠶⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠋⠶⠀⠠⠁⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠃⠝⠕⠗⠍⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠎⠀
⠁⠉⠥⠞⠑⠀⠔⠀⠐⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠑⠋⠀⠋⠥⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀
⠾⠀⠮⠀⠎⠑⠭⠥⠁⠇⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠞⠀⠍⠀⠯⠀⠍⠀⠉⠕⠛⠢⠞⠀⠁⠗⠛⠥⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀

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