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Warum wir sterben ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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