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Selbstbetrachtungen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠥⠝⠙⠀⠋⠗⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠠⠺⠑⠎⠢⠀⠙⠻⠎⠑⠇⠃⠢⠀⠠⠛⠁⠞⠞⠥⠝⠛⠀⠁⠥⠡⠀
⠝⠥⠗⠀⠑⠔⠑⠀⠠⠧⠕⠇⠇⠅⠕⠍⠍⠢⠓⠑⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠚⠀⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠑⠎⠀
⠠⠌⠷⠋⠇⠊⠡⠑⠀⠧⠻⠎⠡⠺⠔⠙⠑⠞⠀⠛⠜⠀⠃⠁⠇⠙⠀⠊⠍⠀⠠⠥⠗⠌⠷⠋⠀⠙⠑⠎
⠀⠠⠛⠁⠝⠵⠢⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠚⠫⠑⠀⠺⠊⠗⠅⠢⠙⠑⠀⠠⠅⠗⠁⠋⠞⠀⠺⠊⠗⠙⠀⠛⠜⠀
⠃⠁⠇⠙⠀⠔⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠠⠧⠻⠝⠥⠝⠋⠞⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠠⠛⠁⠝⠵⠢⠀
⠁⠥⠋⠛⠢⠕⠍⠍⠢⠲⠀⠠⠁⠃⠻⠀⠑⠃⠢⠎⠕⠀⠎⠡⠝⠑⠇⠇⠀⠋⠔⠙⠑⠞⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀
⠠⠑⠗⠔⠝⠻⠥⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠇⠇⠑⠎⠀⠊⠓⠗⠀⠠⠛⠗⠁⠃⠀⠊⠍⠀⠑⠺⠊⠛⠢⠀
⠠⠵⠑⠊⠞⠇⠁⠥⠋⠲⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠁⠀⠀⠠⠋⠗⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠧⠻⠝⠝⠋⠞⠊⠛⠢⠀
⠠⠺⠑⠎⠢⠀⠊⠌⠀⠑⠔⠑⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠛⠑⠍⠑⠀⠠⠓⠯⠇⠥⠝⠛⠎⠺⠑⠊⠎⠑⠀⠁⠥⠡
⠀⠊⠍⠍⠻⠀⠵⠥⠛⠇⠑⠊⠡⠀⠑⠔⠑⠀⠧⠻⠝⠥⠝⠋⠞⠛⠑⠍⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠃⠀⠀
⠠⠧⠕⠝⠀⠎⠑⠇⠃⠌⠀⠌⠑⠓⠑⠀⠁⠥⠋⠗⠑⠡⠞⠤⠤⠝⠊⠡⠞⠀⠁⠥⠋⠗⠑⠡⠞⠀
⠛⠑⠓⠁⠇⠞⠢⠖⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠉⠀⠀⠠⠴⠀⠔⠀⠙⠑⠍⠀⠑⠔⠵⠑⠇⠝⠢⠀
⠠⠕⠗⠛⠁⠝⠊⠎⠍⠥⠎⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠠⠛⠇⠊⠫⠻⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠠⠇⠑⠊⠃⠑⠎⠂⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀
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⠧⠻⠝⠥⠝⠋⠞⠃⠑⠛⠁⠃⠞⠢⠀⠠⠺⠑⠎⠢⠲⠀⠠⠁⠥⠡⠀⠎⠊⠑⠀⠎⠔⠙⠀⠵⠥⠍⠀
⠠⠵⠥⠎⠁⠍⠍⠢⠺⠊⠗⠅⠢⠀⠛⠑⠎⠡⠁⠋⠋⠢⠲⠀⠠⠎⠁⠛⠌⠀⠙⠥⠀⠙⠊⠗⠀⠝⠥⠗
⠀⠗⠑⠡⠞⠀⠷⠞⠒⠀⠠⠙⠥⠀⠎⠑⠊⠌⠀⠑⠔⠀⠠⠛⠇⠊⠫⠀⠔⠀⠙⠑⠍⠀⠛⠗⠕⠑⠝⠀
⠠⠎⠽⠌⠑⠍⠀⠙⠻⠀⠠⠛⠑⠊⠌⠻⠂⠀⠎⠀⠅⠁⠝⠝⠀⠑⠔⠀⠎⠕⠇⠡⠻⠀
⠠⠛⠫⠁⠝⠅⠑⠀⠝⠊⠡⠞⠀⠯⠻⠎⠀⠁⠇⠎⠀⠙⠊⠡⠀⠁⠥⠋⠎⠀⠞⠊⠑⠋⠌⠑⠀
⠃⠻⠓⠗⠢⠲⠀⠠⠎⠊⠑⠓⠌⠀⠙⠥⠀⠙⠊⠡⠀⠁⠃⠻⠀⠝⠥⠗⠀⠁⠇⠎⠀⠑⠔⠢⠀
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⠠⠍⠢⠎⠡⠢⠀⠁⠥⠡⠀⠝⠕⠡⠀⠝⠊⠡⠞⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀⠠⠓⠻⠵⠢⠂⠀⠎⠀⠍⠁⠡⠞⠀
⠙⠊⠗⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀⠠⠛⠥⠞⠑⠌⠥⠝⠀⠝⠕⠡⠀⠝⠊⠡⠞⠀⠁⠝⠀⠎⠊⠡⠀⠎⠑⠇⠃⠌⠀
⠠⠋⠗⠑⠥⠙⠑⠂⠀⠎⠀⠃⠌⠀⠙⠥⠀⠑⠎⠀⠝⠥⠗⠀⠁⠇⠎⠀⠑⠔⠑⠀⠠⠏⠋⠇⠊⠡⠞⠂
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