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

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