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Selbstbetrachtungen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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