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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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