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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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⠠⠍⠊⠉⠓⠑⠇⠁⠝⠛⠑⠇⠕⠄⠎⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠗⠑⠧⠑⠁⠇⠀

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