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Über den Bildungstrieb ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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