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Die Stufe ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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