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Der Weg zur Zeichenkunst ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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