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Warum wir sterben ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠎⠊⠑⠀⠎⠞⠑⠞⠎⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠃⠑⠗⠁⠇⠇⠀⠤⠤⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠺⠑⠊⠞⠀⠚⠁⠀
⠍⠊⠞⠀⠛⠥⠞⠑⠍⠀⠠⠗⠑⠉⠓⠞⠀⠤⠤⠀⠺⠊⠞⠞⠑⠗⠞⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀

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