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Der Pfaffenspiegel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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