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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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