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

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