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Aus der Geschichte der menschlichen Dummheit ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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