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Der Pfaffenspiegel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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