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Warum wir sterben ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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