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Warum wir sterben ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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