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Poetics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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