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Poetics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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