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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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⠠⠵⠥⠅⠥⠝⠋⠞⠀⠧⠕⠗⠓⠻⠎⠑⠓⠢⠂⠀⠙⠢⠝⠀⠎⠊⠑⠀⠺⠊⠗⠙⠀⠙⠥⠗⠡⠁⠥⠎
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⠠⠗⠑⠛⠑⠇⠀⠙⠻⠀⠠⠛⠑⠛⠢⠺⠜⠞⠀⠁⠃⠺⠑⠊⠡⠢⠲⠀⠠⠙⠁⠓⠻⠀⠊⠌⠀⠑⠎⠀
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⠑⠗⠿⠎⠡⠑⠌⠲⠀⠠⠴⠀⠺⠊⠗⠌⠀⠙⠥⠀⠍⠑⠓⠗⠀⠎⠑⠓⠢⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠚⠀⠀
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