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Selbstbetrachtungen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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