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De Lof der Zotheid ⠃⠗⠋ 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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