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Die Kakomonade ⠃⠗⠋ 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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