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Selbstbetrachtungen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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