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Über den Bildungstrieb ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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