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De Geest van China ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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