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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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⠙⠑⠍⠀⠠⠛⠑⠎⠉⠓⠑⠓⠑⠝⠑⠝⠀⠎⠑⠇⠃⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠃⠑⠞⠗⠊⠋⠋⠞⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀

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