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Poetics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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