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Poetics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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