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Die Stufe ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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