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Der Weg zur Zeichenkunst ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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