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Gems (?) of German Thought ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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