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Die Säge: Ein Rückblick auf vier Jahrtausende ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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