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Poetics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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