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Poetics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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