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Lives of the English Poets ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠙⠥⠅⠑⠂⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠉⠕⠝⠕⠍⠽⠂⠀
⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠞⠕⠕⠅⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠍⠁⠝⠁⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠝⠑⠽⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠁⠧⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠎⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠝⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠕⠥⠗⠞⠀⠎⠥⠝⠅⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠞⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠁⠧⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠏⠏⠇⠁⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠗⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠋⠗⠊⠑⠝⠙⠎⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀
⠕⠧⠑⠗⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠕⠝⠀⠋⠑⠇⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠇⠙⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠞⠑⠍⠏⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠀⠀⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠉⠕⠇⠊⠉⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠧⠁⠇⠎⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠑⠁⠎⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠉⠓⠑⠑⠗⠋⠥⠇⠝⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠀
⠧⠊⠕⠇⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠊⠞⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠎⠑⠊⠵⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠉⠁⠗⠗⠊⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠁⠧⠑⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠠⠁⠗⠃⠥⠞⠓⠝⠕⠞
⠀⠗⠑⠏⠕⠗⠞⠑⠙⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠏⠊⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀
⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠼⠙⠞⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠙⠑⠉⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠂⠀⠼⠁⠛⠉⠃⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠃⠥⠗⠊⠑⠙
⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠎⠞⠍⠊⠝⠎⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠁⠃⠃⠑⠽⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠃⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠁⠞⠓⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠀⠠⠎⠺⠊⠋⠞⠂⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠇⠁⠊⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀
⠥⠝⠕⠏⠑⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠀
⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠍⠊⠎⠋⠕⠗⠞⠥⠝⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠁⠞⠓⠀
⠺⠁⠎⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠧⠕⠇⠥⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠦⠠⠋⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠂⠴⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠏⠕⠇⠊⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀

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