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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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