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Lysistrata ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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