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Uber die Dichtkunst ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠓⠑⠗⠧⠕⠗⠛⠊⠝⠛⠀⠙⠁⠀⠑⠗⠀⠎⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠥⠎⠀⠙⠑⠍⠀
⠠⠎⠁⠞⠽⠗⠎⠏⠊⠑⠇⠀⠑⠝⠞⠺⠊⠉⠅⠑⠇⠞⠑⠂⠀⠑⠗⠇⠁⠝⠛⠞⠑⠀⠑⠗⠎⠞⠀
⠎⠏⠞⠀⠑⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠺⠗⠙⠊⠛⠑⠝⠀⠠⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠅⠞⠑⠗⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀
⠶⠚⠁⠍⠃⠊⠎⠉⠓⠑⠶⠀⠠⠞⠗⠊⠍⠑⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠗⠁⠞⠀⠁⠝⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀
⠠⠎⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠶⠞⠗⠕⠉⠓⠊⠎⠉⠓⠑⠝⠶⠀⠠⠞⠑⠞⠗⠁⠍⠑⠞⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠥⠗⠎⠏⠗⠝⠛⠇⠊⠉⠓⠀⠛⠑⠃⠗⠁⠥⠉⠓⠞⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠝⠍⠇⠊⠉⠓⠂⠀⠙⠁⠀
⠙⠊⠑⠀⠠⠙⠊⠉⠓⠞⠥⠝⠛⠀⠎⠁⠞⠽⠗⠓⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠁⠝⠵⠁⠗⠞⠊⠛⠑⠗⠀⠺⠁⠗⠂⠀⠙⠑⠝⠀⠶⠞⠗⠕⠉⠓⠊⠎⠉⠓⠑⠝⠶⠀
⠠⠞⠑⠞⠗⠁⠍⠑⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠎⠀⠁⠃⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀⠶⠞⠗⠁⠛⠊⠎⠉⠓⠑⠶⠀
⠠⠎⠞⠊⠇⠀⠎⠊⠉⠓⠀⠛⠑⠃⠊⠇⠙⠑⠞⠀⠓⠁⠞⠞⠑⠂⠀⠋⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀
⠠⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠀⠎⠑⠇⠃⠎⠞⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀⠋⠗⠀⠙⠊⠑⠎⠑⠝⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠑⠝⠙⠑⠀
⠠⠍⠑⠞⠗⠥⠍⠂⠀⠙⠑⠝⠝⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀⠁⠇⠇⠑⠝⠀⠠⠧⠑⠗⠎⠍⠁⠑⠝⠀⠑⠊⠛⠝⠑⠞
⠀⠎⠊⠉⠓⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀⠚⠁⠍⠃⠊⠎⠉⠓⠑⠀⠁⠍⠀⠍⠑⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠀⠋⠗⠀⠙⠑⠝⠀
⠠⠛⠑⠎⠏⠗⠉⠓⠎⠞⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠃⠑⠺⠑⠊⠎⠀⠙⠁⠋⠗⠀⠊⠎⠞⠂⠀⠙⠁⠀⠺⠊⠗⠀
⠎⠑⠓⠗⠀⠓⠥⠋⠊⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠥⠝⠎⠑⠗⠑⠗⠀⠠⠥⠝⠞⠑⠗⠓⠁⠇⠞⠥⠝⠛⠀
⠍⠊⠞⠑⠊⠝⠁⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠚⠁⠍⠃⠊⠎⠉⠓⠑⠝⠀⠶⠠⠞⠗⠊⠍⠑⠞⠑⠗⠝⠶⠀
⠗⠑⠙⠑⠝⠂⠀⠝⠥⠗⠀⠎⠑⠇⠞⠑⠝⠀⠁⠃⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠓⠑⠭⠁⠍⠑⠞⠑⠗⠝⠀
⠥⠝⠙⠀⠁⠥⠉⠓⠀⠙⠁⠝⠝⠀⠝⠥⠗⠂⠀⠺⠑⠝⠝⠀⠺⠊⠗⠀⠃⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠝⠀
⠛⠑⠺⠓⠝⠇⠊⠉⠓⠑⠝⠀⠠⠛⠑⠎⠏⠗⠉⠓⠎⠞⠕⠝⠀⠓⠊⠝⠁⠥⠎⠛⠑⠓⠑⠝⠲⠀
⠠⠋⠑⠗⠝⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠞⠀⠁⠥⠉⠓⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠠⠵⠁⠓⠇⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀⠠⠁⠅⠞⠑⠀
⠶⠠⠑⠏⠊⠎⠕⠙⠑⠝⠶⠀⠵⠥⠀⠑⠗⠺⠓⠝⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠑⠎⠀⠃⠗⠊⠛⠑⠀
⠁⠃⠑⠗⠂⠀⠺⠊⠑⠀⠑⠊⠝⠀⠚⠑⠙⠑⠎⠀⠁⠥⠎⠛⠑⠗⠎⠞⠑⠞⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠑⠝⠀
⠎⠑⠊⠝⠀⠎⠕⠇⠇⠂⠀⠇⠁⠎⠎⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠁⠇⠎⠀⠛⠑⠎⠁⠛⠞⠀⠛⠑⠇⠞⠑⠝⠂⠀
⠙⠑⠝⠝⠀⠑⠎⠀⠺⠗⠑⠀⠙⠕⠉⠓⠀⠺⠕⠓⠇⠀⠶⠠⠎⠲⠀⠼⠊⠶⠀⠗⠑⠉⠓⠞⠀
⠍⠓⠎⠁⠍⠂⠀⠺⠕⠇⠇⠞⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀⠠⠑⠊⠝⠵⠑⠇⠝⠑⠀

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