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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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