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Über den Bildungstrieb ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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