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Über den Bildungstrieb ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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