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Der Pfaffenspiegel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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