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Selbstbetrachtungen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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