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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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