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Die Stufe ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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