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Der Pfaffenspiegel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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