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Aus der Schneegrube ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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