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Der Weg zur Zeichenkunst ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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