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Lives of the English Poets ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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