The puzzle is the title of a book and a paragraph from it.

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A re-e-t --r-e- re-e--e- t-at --t -- e-er- 250 -e---e, 216 are -at ---e--, 54 are -at -at-er-, a-- t-e re-- are --t --t--- t--- -ear. -r-- t-e-e re---t- -e -a- -ee --- --r-e-- -------'t -e ta-e- t-- -er------.

Catty1 E27=58
Pinot's Mom T19 = 19
Felicia's Mom A16 = 32
sana R14 = 14
Letters to guess:

BCDFGHIJKLMNOPQSUVWXYZ