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Der Pfaffenspiegel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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