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Selbstbetrachtungen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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