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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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