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Michelangelo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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