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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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