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Der Pfaffenspiegel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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