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Von der Seele ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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