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Selbstbetrachtungen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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