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Selbstbetrachtungen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠁⠎⠀⠙⠊⠉⠓⠀⠙⠕⠉⠓⠀⠝⠊⠉⠓⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠛⠑⠓⠞⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠊⠀⠀
⠠⠋⠗⠑⠥⠙⠑⠀⠙⠑⠝⠀⠑⠺⠊⠛⠑⠝⠀⠠⠛⠞⠞⠑⠗⠝⠖⠀⠙⠕⠉⠓⠀⠥⠝⠎⠀
⠁⠥⠉⠓⠀⠠⠋⠗⠑⠥⠙⠑⠀⠧⠑⠗⠇⠑⠊⠓⠑⠖⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠚⠀⠀⠠⠙⠊⠑⠀
⠠⠋⠗⠉⠓⠞⠑⠀⠎⠊⠝⠙⠀⠵⠥⠍⠀⠠⠏⠋⠇⠉⠅⠑⠝⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀⠠⠇⠑⠃⠑⠝
⠀⠁⠥⠉⠓⠲⠀⠠⠓⠊⠑⠗⠀⠅⠑⠊⠍⠞⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀⠠⠇⠑⠃⠑⠝⠂⠀⠙⠕⠗⠞⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀
⠠⠞⠕⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠁⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠝⠝⠀⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠁⠍⠞⠀⠠⠅⠊⠝⠙⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀
⠙⠑⠝⠀⠠⠛⠞⠞⠑⠗⠝⠀⠑⠊⠝⠍⠁⠇⠀⠧⠑⠗⠇⠁⠎⠎⠑⠝⠀⠃⠊⠝⠂⠀⠠⠛⠗⠥⠝⠙
⠀⠊⠎⠞⠀⠁⠥⠉⠓⠀⠙⠁⠋⠗⠲⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠃⠀⠀⠠⠺⠁⠎⠀⠗⠑⠉⠓⠞⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀
⠛⠥⠞⠂⠀⠞⠗⠁⠛⠀⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠊⠞⠀⠍⠊⠗⠀⠓⠑⠗⠥⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠉⠀⠀⠠⠍⠊⠞
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠑⠗⠝⠀⠺⠑⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠕⠙⠑⠗⠀⠚⠥⠃⠑⠇⠝⠂⠀⠝⠊⠉⠓⠞⠀
⠛⠑⠵⠊⠑⠍⠞⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠙⠀⠀⠠⠃⠇⠊⠉⠅⠑⠀⠕⠋⠞⠀⠵⠥⠀⠙⠑⠝⠀
⠠⠎⠞⠑⠗⠝⠑⠝⠀⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠤⠤⠁⠇⠎⠀⠺⠁⠝⠙⠑⠇⠞⠑⠎⠞⠀⠙⠥⠀⠍⠊⠞⠀
⠊⠓⠝⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠇⠉⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠑⠙⠁⠝⠅⠑⠝⠀⠗⠑⠊⠝⠊⠛⠑⠝⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀
⠠⠎⠑⠑⠇⠑⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀⠙⠑⠍⠀⠠⠎⠉⠓⠍⠥⠞⠵⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀
⠠⠑⠗⠙⠑⠝⠇⠑⠃⠑⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠑⠀⠀⠠⠏⠇⠁⠞⠕⠝⠊⠎⠉⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠁⠥⠎⠎⠏⠗⠉⠓⠑⠒⠀⠠⠙⠊⠑⠎⠑⠍⠀⠺⠗⠙⠑⠀⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠊⠞⠀⠠⠗⠑⠉⠓⠞⠀
⠁⠝⠞⠺⠕⠗⠞⠑⠝⠒⠀⠙⠥⠀⠥⠗⠞⠑⠊⠇⠎⠞⠀⠥⠝⠗⠊⠉⠓⠞⠊⠛⠂⠀⠕⠀
⠠⠍⠑⠝⠎⠉⠓⠂⠀⠺⠑⠝⠝⠀⠙⠥⠀⠍⠑⠊⠝⠎⠞⠂⠀⠙⠁⠀⠑⠊⠝⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠝⠂⠀
⠙⠑⠗⠀⠁⠥⠉⠓⠀⠝⠥⠗⠀⠑⠊⠝⠊⠛⠑⠝⠀⠠⠺⠑⠗⠞⠀⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀
⠃⠑⠙⠑⠝⠅⠇⠊⠉⠓⠑⠀⠠⠺⠁⠓⠇⠀⠵⠺⠊⠎⠉⠓⠑⠝⠀⠠⠇⠑⠃⠑⠝⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠎⠞⠑⠗⠃⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠎⠀⠠⠁⠥⠛⠑⠀⠋⠁⠎⠎⠑⠝⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠝⠊⠉⠓⠞⠀
⠧⠊⠑⠇⠍⠑⠓⠗⠀⠝⠥⠗⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀⠑⠗⠺⠛⠑⠝⠀⠎⠕⠇⠇⠂⠀⠕⠃⠂⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠑⠗
⠀⠞⠥⠑⠂⠀⠗⠑⠉⠓⠞⠀⠕⠙⠑⠗⠀⠥⠝⠗⠑⠉⠓⠞⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠠⠞⠁⠞⠀
⠑⠊⠝⠑⠎⠀⠠⠛⠥⠞⠑⠝⠀⠕⠙⠑⠗⠀⠠⠎⠉⠓⠇⠑⠉⠓⠞⠑⠝⠀⠎⠑⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠋
⠀⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠧⠑⠗⠓⠇⠞⠀⠑⠎⠀⠎⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀⠠⠞⠁⠞⠂⠀⠊⠓⠗⠀

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