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Uber die Dichtkunst ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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